La mia vita tra i gorilla. Dian Fossey si racconta

Synopsis of La mia vita tra i gorilla. Dian Fossey si racconta

«La mia vita tra i gorilla. Dian Fossey si racconta» is the biographical novel by Vichi De Marchi in hardback, published by Editoriale Scienza (128 pages).

This biographical novel tells the life of zoologist Dian Fossey, who devoted eighteen years to studying and protecting mountain gorillas in Rwanda, Uganda and the Congo. From a young age, driven by her love of nature, she wanted to work in contact with animals, and it shows her fight to defend their habitat against the human threat.

Text in Italian, published in 2014, with illustrations by Cinzia Ghigliano; it belongs to the collection Donne nella scienza.

It is recommended for young readers aged 11 and over interested in nature, animals and biographies of women scientists.