If you like animals you will like who is Jane Goodall. This book is about a woman who studies chimpanzees. One thing I liked about the book was that when is was hurt by a chimpanzee she never gave up learning about them. She studied and learned about chimpanzees her whole life. What I liked about the book the best was that she was with them so much that the chimps thought she was family. Another thing I liked about her was she never really wanted fame she just wanted to learn about chinps. Only thing I didn't like was that I wish would have gone to other places. Summary: Born in London, England, Jane Goodall always loved animals and being outdoors. She received a toy animal chimpanzee (that she named Jubilee after a chimp they were following on the news) from her father, but little did she know that later she would study animals in their natural habitats. At the age of 26, she went to Africa to Gombe Stream Game Reserve to study animals in their natural habitat, up-close and personal recognizing the similarities between humans and chimps. She observed chimpanzees, which changed what we know about them, and paved the way for many female scientists who came after her. She worked alongside of Louis Leakey and Hugo van Lawick whose photos were featured in National Geographic. Jane Goodall is a famous scientist, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, and the Roots & Shoots program (which brings together youth from preschool to university age students to work on environmental, conservation, and humanitarian issues), began TACARE (Take Care), and is an avid animal rights activist who has worked hard and fought for what she believes in. It all started with that toy, Jubilee.Characteristics to Support Genre: This book tells about the events of Jane Goodalls life in sequential order. It contains links to history and WWII and includes snippets of facts of animals and history relevant to the biography.Concepts Integrated: women scientists, observation, animal rights, sequencing, timelinesOther Suggestions that could be useful regarding literary content, reading level, and other ways in which the book might be integrated: 3-5 readers Social Studies: This book incorporates sequential events that happened in the life of Jane Goodall. Students could order the events of her life or create timelines of their own life or of hers.Writing: Students could write about how she paved the way for women scientists or write a persuasive piece about something they care strongly about like Jane. She worked hard to protect the habitat of the animals that she studied, so it would be a great idea to link that with ideas of the students. Students could explore and write persuasive pieces that they are passionate about and inform their classmates about something of their interest.
What do You think about Who Is Jane Goodall? (2012)?
My daughter is loving these books - and I love how much they teach her.
—Sam
I never knew It all started by a stuffed animal! wow
—knixo2
Short, easy reading. Information packed.
—iGoldSun1010
