Her book, The Plant Hunters, appealed to my 90-year-old mother as much as it did to my 9-year-old son! Untamed: The Wild Life of Jane Goodall is no different. Untamed: The Wild Life of Jane Goodallby Anita SilveyĪnita Silvey has the gift of making nonfiction captivating for a wide range of ages.

Set in China, Jane includes information about pangolin and how to fight against animal trafficking. In her story, she depicts different points of view: the hunters who sell animals to feed their families, the pangolin baby, and the kind human girl. Jane Goodall writes on behalf of the endangered pangolins, a mammalian species with scales. Pangolina by Jane Goodall, illustrated by Daishu Ma This picture book pairs perfectly with Me … Jane. It has more detail on exactly how she conducted her work in Gombe and what she accomplished. The Watcher: Jane Goodall’s Life with the Chimpsby Jeanette Winterįor slightly older readers, ages 5 and up, who want to learn more about Jane Goodall and the work that she did, use this picture book. I think this picture book is the perfect introduction to Jane Goodall for young readers. The illustrations include drawings and puzzles that Jane herself made as a child as well as ornamental engravings of wildlife from the 18th and 19th centuries.

This Caldecott medal-winning picture book captures Jane at a young age, still carrying around her stuffed toy chimpanzee named Jubilee, and patiently observing wildlife around her. Fifty years later, Jane Goodall’s work is more important than ever.Ħ0 Minutes goes with Jane Goodall back to the Gombe Forest in Tanzania for an intimate look at her chimpanzees. What’s amazing to me is that she didn’t have a background in science. Jane Goodall was the first to discover that wild chimpanzees were capable of making and using tools, a revelation that turned the scientific world upside down. Today, Jane’s work revolves around inspiring action on behalf of endangered species, particularly chimpanzees, and encouraging people to do their part to make the world a better place for people, animals, and the environment we all share. In July 1960, at the age of 26, Jane Goodall traveled from England to what is today Tanzania and bravely entered the little-known world of wild chimpanzees.

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