His accounts provide a unique anthropological source of information of the valley of the River Congo during that period. In it he documents interactions with multiple isolated cultures throughout the Belgian Congo, Rwanda and Burundi regions. Congo Kitabu is an auto-biographical book about Hallet's travels through central Africa from 1948 through 1960. Hallet was nominated for the Nobel Peace prize for his work with the Pygmies. Eisenhower, and for his humanitarian efforts has been described as the "Abe Lincoln of the Congo". He received more than 100 awards and honors and was a featured speaker internationally, including at the Explorer's Club. In 1987, Jean-Pierre Hallet won the US Presidential End Hunger Award, and by 1994 the Pygmy Fund had reached 46% of their goal of securing 500 acres (2.0 km2) of good farming land for the pygmies in the Congo.
Hallet was awarded the National Order of the Leopard in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) for his efforts on behalf of the Efé. He initiated the Pygmy Fund for the benefit of the Efé. He wrote the 1964 autobiographical book, Congo Kitabu, the 1973 ethnologic book Pygmy Kitabu (a more detailed description of life with the Efé and neighboring pygmies), and the 1968 book Animal Kitabu, which details his extraordinary collection of animals in the Congo and in Kenya. Jean-Pierre Hallet was a Belgian (born in DR Congo) ethnologist, naturalist, and humanitarian known best for his extensive work with the Efé (Bambuti) pygmies of the Ituri Rainforest. With the editorial collaboration of Alex Pelle. G5 - An 8th printing hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by Jean-Pierre Hallet to previous owner on the half-title page in very good condition that has some bumped corners, cocked, scattered light scratches, rubbing, scuffing and stains on the cover, less than half-inch tear/crack on the upper left of the spine, some light stains on the page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear with no dust jacket.
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