Rhino in the News
At once heart- quickening and clinically fascinating, the stories in this remarkable collection represent some of the most moving and unusual cases ever taken on by zoological vets. A chronicle of discovery, compassion, and cutting-edge medicine, THE RHINO WITH GLUE-ON SHOES is must reading for animal lovers, science buffs and anyone who loves a well-told tale.
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Aug 1, 2009 Washington, DC
Click here to listen to Lucy's interview on DC's NPR station, WAMU, 88.5 FM.
July 29, 2009 Washington Post, DC
New in paperback, Style Section, Nora King -- An anorexic eel, a surly chimp with a penchant for headstands and a goldfish with a malignant tumor are among the fascinating cases demystified in The Rhino With Glue-On Shoes (Delta, $15), a collection of essays by veterinarians including Lucy H. Spelman, the former director of the National Zoo in Washington, who treated the rhino of the title.
Nov 16, 2008 Chicago, IL
Dr. Jennifer Langan, author of Polar Bears STAT, gave a talk about her story in RHINO and her work as a zoo and wildlife vet at the La Grange Public Library.
Oct 17, 2008 Santa Cruz Sentinel, CA
This review of The Rhino with Glue-on Shoes appeared in the Santa Cruz Sentinel the morning after Lucy gave a well-attended talk at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Long Marine Lab. The event was held at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center at Long Marine Lab, UC Santa Cruz, sponsored by Aptos-Creekside Pet Hospital, The Marcie and Chseter Brown Family and the Kirschenbaum/Adanalian Families.
Oct 1, 2008 Baltimore City Paper, MD
A full book review of RHINO appears in the Baltimore City Paper in Book/Imprints by Anny Hoge, October 1, 2008. She begins. . ."Even with all of the knowledge and technology available today, zoo veterinarians are often faced with questions they cannot answer: How do you feed an anorexic eel or mend a giraffe's dislocated hip?"
Sep 17, 2008 Brown Daily Herald, RI
Lucy gave a lecture at Brown University, sponsored by Rhode Island Vet Week and the Brown University Psychology Department. A book signing for RHINO followed the event, selling out all the books. Her lecture was covered in the Brown Daily Herald.
Aug 24, 2008 Hickory Record, NC
Rhino was reviewed by Cindy Bunker in the Hickory Record Wild Patients and their Unusual Doctors. From the end of her review: I asked my 12-year-old son to read the book and found that he enjoyed it as much as I did. The whole family can share in the adventures brought to the pages of The Rhino With Glue-On Shoes.
Aug 11, 2008 Lucy on NPR WAMU in DC from Africa
Lucy participated in an interview about Saving the World's Primates on Washington DC's NPR station, WAMU. Talk show host Mathew Felling interviewed Lucy and two other gorilla experts, world-renowned conservation biologists Amy Vedder of the Wilderness Society and Allard Blom of World Wildlife Fund.
July 30, 2008 Univ. California Davis
California-based writer Regina Wang profiled Lucy and RHINO in an article for the Davis Enterprise on July 7, 2008, which was also posted on the University of Californina Davis Newsletter. The article appears complete with photos on Regina's website on July 30, 2008.
July 24, 2008 Daily Herald Provo UT
Daily Herald reviews RHINO: The veterinary stories...are perfect for teenage and adult animal lovers alike.
July 23, 2008 WOR The Joan Hamburg Show
Lucy was interviewed about RHINO and her work as a zoo and wildlife vet by Joan Hamburgh on WOR 710 HD radio, The Joan Hamburg Show. Listen to the podcast with Lucy and Joan, from July 23, 2008-Hour 1.
July 20, 2008 Courier Press Evansville IN
Library advisor DeeDee Shoemaker reviews RHINO along with two other books with zoo-background settings in the Sunday paper book review, Collection of Stories Enriches Local Zoo Adventure.
July 13, 2008 Lucy on WTOP News Radio Wash DC
Reporter Evan Haning interviewed Lucy for WTOP news radio and also put up a link on their website, Veterinarians take a wild approach to animal healing WTOP news radio.
He began his article with: Some veterinarians do not treat pets. They treat wildlife. And if you've ever wondered how to treat a rhino with foot disease, the answer is not "very carefully," it's very imaginatively.
July 11, 2008 Chicago Zoological Society Press Room
Dr. Jennifer Langan and her contribution to RHINO, a story about Aussie, a polar bear that needed emergency surgery, is profiled in the Chicago Zoological Society Press Room/Brookfield Zoo in Chicago, Illinois.
July 10, 2008 USA TODAY Book Review
Writer Craig Wilson ended his USA Today review of RHINO with:
...But that's what makes these essays so readable. Mini life-and-death dramas told by vets who love their patients. Orphaned dolphins. Kangaroos with broken necks. Whale sharks that "fly."
Think House but with patients who cannot speak.
And yes, there's a rhino with glue-on shoes. His name is Mo.
July 8, 2008 The Pasadena Star, CA
Staff writer Monica Rodriguez interviewed both Dr. Pam Govett and Dr. Lucy Spelman for Rescue of Dolphins Detailed in New Book. The story includes a description of how the book came about, with a quote from Lucy: "Ted's and my (our) feeling was that the book would be more engaging and more interesting if it had more personalities and more animals."
July 6, 2008 The Daily Bulletin, Ontario CA
Contributing author Dr. Pam Govett was interviewed about her contribution to RHINO in Saving the Dolphins/Daily Bulletin. From the article: "Actually my favorite patient is the patient I'm working with at the time," she said, adding she develops a bond with each of her patients.
July 6, 2008 The Toledo Blade, OH
Read Julie Levin's review of RHINO: Their Patients Are Wild, Zoo Vets Talk About the Joys and Problems of Caring for Animal/The Toledo Blade. "My common childhood dreams of being a veterinarian never included climbing into a dry pool to get skin samples from a giant crocodile or giving a 3,000 pound hippopotamus a root canal..."
July 6, 2008, The Advocate, Baton Rouge LA
Read Joel Levy's review of RHINO: Tales of Animal Problems in Rhino Tug at your Heart/The Advocate. "If you’ve ever been responsible for a pet, a child or a person with dementia, you’ll feel an immediate connection with the vets who have to determine what’s wrong with the animals in their charge and then figure out a way to heal them..."
July 3, 2008 WTOP Radio, Washington DC
Lucy Spelman was interviewed by DC metro area news radio station WTOP. The first of several interviews aired over the 4th of July 2008 weekend. Reporter Neil Augestine brought listeners up to date on Dr. Lucy's career in his story Former Zoo Director Isn't Looking Back/WTOP News Radio.
June 13, 2008 The Columbus Dispatch, OH
"DVMs Lucy H. Spelman and Ted Mashima had a novel idea for a collection of non-fiction essays: ask other vets in the zoo business for their most unusual stories and anecdotes..." His post features Dr. Barb Wolfe's story about the chimpanzee, Hondo.
June 26, 2008 The Daily Bulletin, Ontario CA
Contributing author Dr. Pam Govett was quoted in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin in Ontario, CA on June 26, 2008: "It was really special to be able to walk onto the docks and have them swim over to me, greet me and follow me around everywhere I walked. That bond is unique and special."
June 24, 2008 The Washington Post, DC
Mohan the Rhino was featured in The Rhino with the World at His Feet. Read the story here in the Style Section of the June 24, 2008 Washington Post, the same date RHINO went On-Sale!
Book Club Selection!
The Rhino with Glue-on Shoes was chosen as a Hardcover Alternate Selection by the Book-of-the-Month Club, Mystery Guild, Doubleday Book Club, Literary Guild, Scientific American, Children's and One Spirit. It will also be an early release Softcover Featured Alternate for Quality Paperback Book Club in December 2008, six months after the initial sale date.