The best thing about this book is that it's TRUE: maybe not in terms of a particular individual but in terms of the ideas it portrays (that you have to accept nature as it is and work with it to get what you want, and that humans can learn to do so) and in terms of human and animal behavior--the characters act just as they would if you met them in real life. The illustrations add a great deal of verisimilitude to the story, especially with the glossary at the end. Excellent job!