The remarkable true story of how a young girl\'s never-wavering fascination with the world\'s tallest animal leads her to become the First giraffologist: Dr.
Dagg, which adds personal details to her Life story..
The end matter includes an afterword, bibliography and the author\'s Q&A with Dr.
It has strong curriculum connections in Life science and the characteristics of living things.
This book supports a growth mindset in overcoming adversity and charting one\'s own path, and character education lessons on resilience.
A 2018 documentary about her Life brought long-overdue recognition to her contributions.
When she was rejected by academia, she became a successful writer, completing over 20 books.
A core theme is how Anne never abandons her interest in giraffes, despite setback after setback.
Aparna Varma\'s expressive art evocatively brings the story to life.
Anne Innis Dagg, the pioneering female scientist who was the world\'s First Giraffologist and the First scientist to study wild animal behavior in Africa (four years before Jane Goodall!).
She traveled to South Africa alone --- and shocked everyone by studying giraffes in the wild! This inspiring picture book biography by Karlin Gray is based on the true story of Dr.
So, Anne decided she would teach herself about her favorite animal.
And it certainly wasn\'t an appropriate pursuit for a woman --- or so she was told.
The scientific study of giraffes didn\'t exist at the time.
Often, she was laughed at for her interest.
Her desire to study the beautiful, graceful creatures followed her from preschool to graduate school.
And she never forgot it.
As her blue eyes gazed into the giraffe\'s big brown eyes at the zoo, she was mesmerized.
Anne was three years old when she First laid eyes on a giraffe.
Anne Innis Dagg.
The remarkable true story of how a young girl\'s never-wavering fascination with the world\'s tallest animal leads her to become the First giraffologist: Dr
