Sunday, November 21, 2010

The Goose Man The Story of Konrad Lorenz by Elaine Greenstein


Greenstein, Elaine The Goose Man The Story of Konrad Lorenz 32 pgs. Clarion Books, 2010. $16.00. PICTURE BOOK. Konrad Lorenz was supposed to be a doctor, instead he chose to study geese. As a boy he liked to play with the geese and imitated their behavior. When he grew up, he began to study them formally. He learned their behavior patterns and had 1 goose that he named Martina that followed him around like a pet. Many thought that Konrad's behavior was odd, but many years later he actually won the Nobel Prize in 1973 for his research. EL - ADVISABLE. Anna M - teacher.

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