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K-Gr 2 Paring down the zoologist's complex work to very simple terms, this congenial picture-book biography focuses on Lorenz's fascination with geese and his studies of their behavior from the moment of hatching. Greenstein explains how his childhood love of animals finally prevailed over his early career as a medical doctor and then tells the story of his experiences in becoming the adopted parent of newly hatched goslings. Her homey gouache, ink, and colored-pencil sketches match the cheerful simplicit...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Lorenz was the founder of the science of animal behavior, but his fascination with geese is the focus of Greenstein's picture b...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

- Readers will relate to Konrad Lorenz's childhood fascination with animals and will be intrigued and inspired by his career studying animal behavior. - An interesting and accessible introduction to the concept of imprinting and inst...Log In or Sign Up to Read More