Jane Goodall
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- Create Date：2021-04-11 11:55:35
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Libby Romero
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Summary
In this kids biography， discover the inspiring story of Jane Goodall， whose work with chimpanzees changed the way we understand animals and ourselves。
Jane Goodall is a pioneer of primatology through her groundbreaking work with chimpanzees in Africa。 When she embarked on her career， women were discouraged from conducting scientific research， especially when that work meant living side by side with wild animals。 A self-taught scientist， Jane bravely ventured out into the bush of Tanzania to discover the secret world of chimpanzees。 Through perseverance and perceptive observation， she gained access to these elusive creatures and discovered that they are not so different from us。
This new biography series from DK goes beyond the basic facts to tell the true life stories of history's most interesting people。 Full-color photographs and hand-drawn illustrations complement thoughtfully written， age-appropriate text to create an engaging book children will enjoy reading。 Definition boxes， information sidebars， maps， inspiring quotes， and other nonfiction text features add depth， and a handy reference section at the back makes this the one biography series every teacher and librarian will want to collect。 Each book also includes an author's introduction letter， a glossary， and an index。
Jane Goodall is a pioneer of primatology through her groundbreaking work with chimpanzees in Africa。 When she embarked on her career， women were discouraged from conducting scientific research， especially when that work meant living side by side with wild animals。 A self-taught scientist， Jane bravely ventured out into the bush of Tanzania to discover the secret world of chimpanzees。 Through perseverance and perceptive observation， she gained access to these elusive creatures and discovered that they are not so different from us。
This new biography series from DK goes beyond the basic facts to tell the true life stories of history's most interesting people。 Full-color photographs and hand-drawn illustrations complement thoughtfully written， age-appropriate text to create an engaging book children will enjoy reading。 Definition boxes， information sidebars， maps， inspiring quotes， and other nonfiction text features add depth， and a handy reference section at the back makes this the one biography series every teacher and librarian will want to collect。 Each book also includes an author's introduction letter， a glossary， and an index。
Reviews
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Shannon Goodrich
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My ten-year-old daughter enjoyed this book。 She felt like the book was so detailed she felt as thought she were right beside Jane。 She liked the emotions that were shared。 She thought it was interesting how people did not like how Jane named the monkeys as if they were her friends。
Sunday
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"Jane loved all of the flowers， birds， and insects that lived in the garden， but earthworms were her favorite。 She loved them so much that she brought a bunch to bed with her one night and hid them under her pillow。 So it was up to Vanne （her mother） to convince the tearful toddler that the worms would die if they weren't returned to their outdoor home in the garden。" p。 12Well written with student-friendly layout and design。 I'd book talk in grades 2 through 5 and leave in the classroom library "Jane loved all of the flowers， birds， and insects that lived in the garden， but earthworms were her favorite。 She loved them so much that she brought a bunch to bed with her one night and hid them under her pillow。 So it was up to Vanne （her mother） to convince the tearful toddler that the worms would die if they weren't returned to their outdoor home in the garden。" p。 12Well written with student-friendly layout and design。 I'd book talk in grades 2 through 5 and leave in the classroom library to be snatched up。 Romero， the author， is clearly aware of her audience of young readers （late 2nd grade and up？） as she weaves interesting facts/details throughout the book while also getting at the big ideas in Goodall's life - she persevered in her desire to go to Africa， she practiced tenacity in getting funding to do nonstop observation of the chimps， she was a ground breaker in what she discovered about chimps as primates--despite no professional training as a scientist， she shifted later in life from observing the chimps to advocating for them in numerous ways。 Also - I had not idea what an important role Goodall's mother played in her work - she encouraged Jane to pursue her dreams and even accompanied Jane to do her initial research in the Gombe National Park （now in Tanzania）。The layout and design of the book is student-friendly with "Did you know？" sidebars and additional sidebars with definitions or other bits of wisdom that support a better understanding of the text。 Photographs are framed in graphics。 The end matter includes an illustrated timeline， who's who， glossary and fun little quiz。 The book is in color--another strong point for getting students interested in reading nonfiction。 This is the second title in the DK Life Stories series that I've read。 While the two titles are written by different authors， they are both consistent in their appeal。 My only gripe is that there's not a note about the author's research which I think young children deserve。 How did Romero learn about Goodall？ A note from the author assures the reader of accuracy and authority。 No bibliography or list of primary sources consulted either。 If you read the small print on the acknowledgments page， there is a "DK would like to thank" and Dr。 Dale Peterson is listed "for his expertise on Jane's life and work。 This missing piece is not a deal breaker - I'd still recommend to students。SUGGESTIONS FOR BOOK TALKING - *Read aloud page 12 about the worms and share some of the photos of the chimps。 This is sure to peak some child's interest！*Read aloud the entire first chapter and share the picture of Jane at one years old with her stuffed toy， the chimp Jubilee。I read this almost in one sitting - just enjoying for myself as well。 Libby Romero writes for other series books。 Look forward to reading more of her work。 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Jane Goodall
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Jane Goodall&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Jane Goodall&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0