Foryears Roger Fouts has pioneered communication with chimpanzees through sign languagebeginning with a mischievous baby chimp named Washoe This remarkable book describes Fouts odyssey from novice researcher to celebrity scientist to impassioned crusader for the rights of animals Living and conversing with these sensitive creatures has given him a profound appreciation of what they can teach us about ourselves It has also made Fouts an outspoken opponent of biomedical experimentation on chimpanzees A voyage of scientific discovery and interspecies communication this is a stirring tale of friendship courage and compassion that will change forever the way we view our biologicaland spritualnext of kin