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Jane Goodall
By Bardhan-Quallen, Sudipta
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-67006-263-8
- Publisher
- Viking
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2008
Gr 6-9 This comprehensive account of Goodall's life and work among the chimpanzees of the Gombe Preserve in Africa will find interest with students who are interested in subjects such as primatology, environmental preservation, anima...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2008
The aptly titled Up Close series delivers yet another solid biography. This time around, readers meet Jane Goodall, the British primatologist who, as a child, dreamed of traveling to "wild, untouched Africa" to study the animals there. With paleontologist Louis Leakey's support, twenty-six-year-old Goodall arrived at Tanzania's Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve in 1960 and began her life's work. Bardhan-Quallen incorporates excerpts from Goodall's writings to good effect, revealing Goodall's passion...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
As a child, Goodall dreamed of traveling to "wild untouched Africa." This book effectively incorporates excerpts from her writings, revealing her p...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
