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The Watcher
Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps
By Winter, Jeanette
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-37586-774-3 978-0-37596-774-0
- Publisher
- Schwartz & Wade Random
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2011
Gr 1–3—Watching is an apt theme for this picture-book introduction to Goodall's notable studies of chimpanzees. Drawing on the scientist's autobiographical writing, Winter begins with five-year-old Jane watching egg-laying in the henhouse. The childhood years of animal watching and finding inspiration in books such as Dr. Dolittle and Tarzan move quickly into Goodall's adult travel to Africa and meeting Louis Leakey. The long, often solitary years as a watcher of chimps are the main focu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2011
This tranquil picture-book biography establishes from the beginning that Jane Goodall has always had the right temperament for the work that made her famous. A marvelous opening scene shows her at age five, sitting patiently in a henhouse, not emerging until able to announce to the frantic relatives searching for her that "I know how an egg comes out!" The theme of persistence, particularly in relation to observing animals, shapes the spare...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
In this tranquil picture book biography, the theme of persistence shapes spare, inviting text, which takes Goodall from backyard observations t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
