Now she tells her exciting story in her own words. Jane Goodall's adventures with the chimps and the important discoveries she has made about them have gained her worldwide recognition. And she got to know an amazing group of wild chimpanzees - intelligent animals whose lives, in work and play and family relationships, bear a surprising resemblance to our own. On her expeditions she braved the dangers of the jungle and survived encounters with leopards and lions in the African bush. When she was twenty-six years old, she ventured into the forests of Africa to observe chimpanzees in the wild. As for that stuffed toy, Jubilee still sits on Goodall's dresser in London.įrom the time she was a girl, Jane Goodall dreamed of a life spent working with animals. Through her work at Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania and her own Roots and Shoots program she has become a tireless advocate for animals and the planet. During her expeditions she braved many dangers and she got to know an amazing group of wild chimpanzees-intelligent animals whose lives, in work and play and family relationships, bear a surprising resemblance to our own.
Jane dreamed of a life spent working with animals, and when she was twenty-six years old, she ventured into the forests of Africa to observe chimpanzees in the wild. While others thought Jane would be terrified by the toy, she adored it and it inspired a life-long love of animals in her. As a child, Jane Goodall was given a stuffed chimpanzee named Jubilee, and she has said her fondness for this figure started her early love of animals.
About the Book This autobiography written for younger readers is illustrated throughout withmany photos of the author's childhood and years in Africa.īook Synopsis Inspired by a stuffed toy, Jane Goodall became the first woman to study chips in the wild and in the process made history.
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