Jane Goodall: 40 Years at Gombe

by Jennifer Lindsey, Jane Goodall, Gilbert M. Grosvenor (Foreword)

Produced in association with the Jane Goodall Institute on the occasion of Goodall's 40th anniversary of groundbreaking research with the chimpanzees of Gombe, this beautifully illustrated volume traces her work from its singular beginnings to the Jane Goodall Institute's present-day international activities. 65 full-color and 30 duotone photos.

Contents:
Foreword / Gilbert M. Grosvenor --
A Message from Jane Goodall --
The Beginning --
The Chimpanzees --
The Realization --
The People --
The Promise --
The Jane Goodall Institute.

Genres: Nonfiction, Animals, Biography, Science, Africa, Nature, History

128 pages, Hardcover

First published November 15, 1999

Reviews

[AJ Payne]

This is a coffee table book filled with great pictures, interesting stories, and (as the title suggests) and overview of Goodall's first 40 years at Gombe, in Tanzania.

I had fun reading the stories and looking at the pictures. It's a nicely put together history of the subject matter.

[Belle]

Only if we understand, can we care.
Only if we care, will we help.
Only if we help, shall all be saved.

Jane Goodall
1934-2025

Jane Goodall is what is right with this world.

[Jessica]

Really interesting. Quick overview of Jane's life and career at Gombe and around the world.

Lots of great photographs. Overall a short book but I liked it and I'm interested in reading more Jane Goodall books!! She seems like a really amazing woman.

[P.S. Winn]

Great pictures and story that tells the life of Jane Goodall.

[Kelseyleigh]

Read in one sitting! Great for anyone interested in women's efforts in the biological sciences and/or primate behavior. It accounts Goodall's work in Gombe, including accounts of both her research/life, as well as the lives of the chimps. Indeed, some of the accounts were so detailed and perfect that the reader begins to feel a deep connection to the chimpanzee families, especially the "F" colony. As someone who works with monkeys and is interested in pursuing a path similar to Goodall's, I found this book to be a perfect peek into Goodall's work and a great stepping stone for those who wish to pursue the field more.

[Jessi]

This is an extremely detailed and wonderful account of Jane Goodall's 40 years among African primates. I checked it out of the university library when I was a college student, and I must admit that I told them I lost it (and willfully paid for it) so I could keep it. Which makes it one of my most expensive books.

The reader becomes intimately acquainted with specific primates and their families. I felt so attached that I cried near the end.

[Ashley FL]

Interesting book about Jane Goodall and her work with the chimps. BEAUTIFUL pictures. A little heavy-handed on the political aspects of her work.

[Catherine Fox]

my parting gift

[Mandi King]

have not read yet

[Carrie]

Quick read full of great photographs as well as highlighted of Dr. Goodall research. I actually read 50 years at Gombe.

[Trish]

She is a hero to me. I will always enjoy reading about her work and looking through her pictures.

[Lynda Richardson]

Learned a lot about the dynamics of chimpanzee behavior which was actually shocking.

[Megs]

How fascinating! I can't wait to go see this amazing woman speak at the end of the month! I feel incredibly lucky to get the opportunity to see her!

[Durham Public Library Children's/YA Books]

Library Catalog

[Jennifer Royan]

More of a PowerPoint for what Goodall and her institutes have done over the past 40 years.

[Sumi]

The book is about Jane Goodall's lifelong relationship with chimpanzees in Gombe. It is a short, easy-to-read book with beautiful pictures of chimpanzees. When I read about Jane Goodall, I always felt a sense of warmth. Her voice and stories fill you with optimism.

[Ro]

I like that it is set up in chronological order and it walks you through how Jane Goodall became Jane Goodall and all the different aspects of her goal to help chimps.

[Ashley Shaheen]

Love her and her work. This was cool because of all the pictures!