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History Maker Biographies / Personas que han Hecho Historia
Jane Goodall: Chimpanzee Expert & Activist
This beginner biography takes a look into the life and career of Jane Goodall and her groundbreaking discoveries of apes. Complete with full-bleed relevant and historical photographs, timeline, glossary, and index.
24 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 2015
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October 2, 2019
What a disappointment and missed opportunity. So boring. So basic. The dull text doesn’t always even correspond well with the photographs. The text that speaks of Jane as a young girl pairs with a photo of an elderly Jane, for example. I got this for my son, who is interested in Goodall, but I would recommend the illustrated picture book biographies such as “The Watcher” over this as it offers little that couldn’t be found by a two minute internet search. .
April 26, 2020
Genre: Biography
Audience: Ages 5-10
Summary: This book is about Jane Goodall’s path to study Chimpanzees in Africa and how she started the Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education, and Conservation.
A. This is a complete biography because it includes all aspects of Jane Goodall’s life—from her birth in 1934to founding environmental educational programs in 1994.
B. This is an authentic biography because all the information in the book can be backed up by evidence and everything in it is facts and historical.
Audience: Ages 5-10
Summary: This book is about Jane Goodall’s path to study Chimpanzees in Africa and how she started the Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education, and Conservation.
A. This is a complete biography because it includes all aspects of Jane Goodall’s life—from her birth in 1934to founding environmental educational programs in 1994.
B. This is an authentic biography because all the information in the book can be backed up by evidence and everything in it is facts and historical.
May 2, 2020
Ratings: 4/5
Awards: n/a
Genre: biography
Audience: 5-7 years
Summary: This book tells the story of Jane Goodall on how she loved animals so much and was given the opportunity to study chimpanzees in Africa.
Specific Genre Prompts:
-I would classify this book as a partial biography. Although it does start from her birth, it doesn't go into great detail and is very short.
-This is an authentic biography because it's all factual and based on eyewitness accounts.
Awards: n/a
Genre: biography
Audience: 5-7 years
Summary: This book tells the story of Jane Goodall on how she loved animals so much and was given the opportunity to study chimpanzees in Africa.
Specific Genre Prompts:
-I would classify this book as a partial biography. Although it does start from her birth, it doesn't go into great detail and is very short.
-This is an authentic biography because it's all factual and based on eyewitness accounts.
May 17, 2022
I thought the book was okay. It was an infomational book but it didnt have any cool information and only went over the basic aspects of her life. It would be a good book for younger kids to learn about her but you could get all this information from an article or two.
January 16, 2020
An elementary level biography of Chimpanzee expert and animal champion Jane Goodall who studied and lived with animals in the wild.
October 13, 2015
Jane Goodall: Chimpanzee Expert & Activist by Grace Hansen
This book is part of the ABDO History Maker Biographies for Kids. It is a simple and elegant biography of Jane Goodall and her work studying chimps in Tanzania. This work is complete with brilliant color pages and photography as well as a glossary, a timeline, and an index. This book is appropriate for a young audience of readers, grades 2 through 4.
I enjoyed the book and recommend it for elementary students.
This book is part of the ABDO History Maker Biographies for Kids. It is a simple and elegant biography of Jane Goodall and her work studying chimps in Tanzania. This work is complete with brilliant color pages and photography as well as a glossary, a timeline, and an index. This book is appropriate for a young audience of readers, grades 2 through 4.
I enjoyed the book and recommend it for elementary students.
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