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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August 11, 2008 NPR WAMU DC to Africa
Dr. Lucy Spelman 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 Dr. Spelman 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 in "The Rhino with Glue-On Shoes," compiled by doctors Lucy H. Spelman and Ted Y. Mashima, are perfect for teenage and adult animal ...
July 23, 2008 WOR The Joan Hamburg Show
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WOR 710HD- Joan Hamburg talks with CNN's Soledad O'Brien about the series Black in America, plus she speaks with world renowned wildlife vet Lucy Spelman about her new book "The Rhino with Glue-on Shoes." WOR - The Joan Hamburg Show - http://wor710.com
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 WTOP News Radio Wash DC
Reporter Evan Haning interviewed Dr. Lucy Spelman 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 Dr. Spelman: "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
Editor and contributor Dr. 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.