Joy Adamson is renowned for her work on behalf of orphaned wild animals and environmental movements. She revolutionized the public's view of the emotional capacity of animals. She also produced paintings that chronicled the flora and fauna of Africa, and paintings of tribal men and women in traditional clothing. But she is best known as the author ofBorn Free, the story of Elsa, the lion cub she tamed and raised and eventually released into the wild. Anne E. Neimark's biography tells the dramatic story of the extraordinary adventure of Joy Adamson's life.