ELEPHANT WOMAN

A biography of Moss, whose dedication to elephant research pegs her as a true scientist, despite her lack of formal training. Pringle (Everybody Has a Bellybutton, p. 1227, etc.) profiles Moss; her eye-opening research on elephants changed the way people view them, and brought them protection from poachers. Although this book focuses mainly on Moss's life, it provides some information on elephants, too: Moss observed how elephants survived droughts, and how the wisdom of a female matriarch could benefit an entire elephant family. Clear full-color photographs show the elephants and their human observers. This is an inspirational book for those interested in animal-related vocations; for serious research on elephants, Moss's own books may be more suitable. (map, further reading, index) (Biography. 10-12)