Because They Needed Me: Rita Miljo and the Orphaned Baboons of South Africa
Author | : Rita Miljo |
Publisher | : PBS Publications |
Total Pages | : 182 |
Release | : 2018-02-20 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781545721865 |
ISBN-13 | : 1545721866 |
Rating | : 4/5 (866 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Because They Needed Me: Rita Miljo and the Orphaned Baboons of South Africa by : Rita Miljo
Download or read book Because They Needed Me: Rita Miljo and the Orphaned Baboons of South Africa written by Rita Miljo and published by PBS Publications. This book was released on 2018-02-20 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Literary Nonfiction. Nature. Travel. In May of 2007, noted American poet and novelist and son of Holocaust refugees Michael Blumenthal went to South Africa to volunteer at C.A.R.E., a rehabilitation center for orphaned and injured baboons founded by Rita Miljo. Rita was a Lithuanian-born childhood member of the Hitler Youth who had gone on to have a life as adventure- filled as Beryl Markham's in West With the Night.