![]() ![]() And hopeful, loving, open and intelligent. He is sneaky, suspicious, starving, alone and abused. ![]() Our street-boy-turned-scientist-narrator, Luc is tough, courageous, bold and tenacious. ![]() This tiny tome is heart-breaking, soul wringing and world-shattering. Threatened isn’t a glossy, glowing fantasy of strolling under canopies of trees, munching fresh fruit, arms happily swinging without a care in the world. His complete understanding of the logistics as to why the chimpanzees must be wild animals is as evident as the tug of emotion that wishes it wasn’t so. Schrefer’s adoration and admiration of these astounding creatures is obvious and contagious. I want to crawl into this book and live forever with Luc and “his” chimpanzees. ![]()
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