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  • Book cover of Through a Window
    Jane Goodall

     · 1990

    Jane Goodall recounts the thirty years she spent in the company of chimpanzees and describes the dynamics of a chimpanzee family.

  • Book cover of My Life with the Chimpanzees
    Jane Goodall

     · 2016

    Jane Goodall's adventures with the chimpanzees and the important discoveries she has made about them have gained her worldwide recognition. Now she tells her exciting story in her own words! When Jane Goodall was twenty-six years old, she ventured into the forests of Africa to observe chimps in the wild. On her expeditions she braved the dangers of the jungle and survived encounters with leopards and lions in the African bush. 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 Goodall has also written the bestseller In the Shadow of Man and The Chimpanzee Family Book. In 1977, she established the Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education, and Conservation to promote animal research throughout the world. SUMMARY: A DREAM COME TRUE From the time she was a girl, Jane Goodall dreamed of a life spent working with animals. Finally she had her wish. When she was twenty-six years old, she ventured into the forests of Africa to observe chimpanzees in the wild. On her expeditions she braved the dangers of the jungle and survived encounters with leopards and lions in the African bush. 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 Goodall's adventures with the chimps and the important discoveries she has made about them have gained her worldwide recognition. Now she tells her exciting story in her own words.

  • Book cover of Jane Goodall's Animal World, Chimps
    Jane Goodall

     · 2012

    Introduces the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, reproduction, and life cycle of the chimpanzee. How do chimps live their daily lives? What do they eat? How do they rear their young? The answers to these and many other questions are found in this fascinating book. Jane Goodall, one of the world’s foremost naturalists, presents her ANIMAL WORLD series – eight books that explore the wonders of the world’s wildlife. The books aim to help children understand more about the animal world because only when we understand can we care: only when we care can we help: and only when we help can the animals be saved.

  • Book cover of Jane Goodall: 50 Years at Gombe
    Jane Goodall

     · 2013

    An updated, photo-filled account of a half century working with chimpanzees in East Africa by the renowned primatologist. In honor of the field site’s fiftieth anniversary, Jane Goodall: 50 Years at Gombe is a compelling pictorial tribute to Dr. Goodall’s life, her studies of chimpanzee behavior, and her unflagging efforts to motivate people to make this world a better place. With new photographs and updated text throughout, this revised edition retraces five decades of compassion and discovery. Though the book covers a half century, the accomplishments of the past ten years alone have given the Jane Goodall Institute a great deal to celebrate. Recounted are endeavors at the Gombe field site including landmark research related to AIDS progression; establishing programs to improve sanitation, health care, and education in neighboring Tanzanian communities; and partnering with local people to pursue reforestation initiatives.

  • Book cover of Pangolina
    Jane Goodall

     · 2021

    ★ "Who can resist a book about an endangered animal by renowned conservationist Jane Goodall?”—Booklist, starred review ★"Thoughtfully taps our natural capacity for empathy and kindness in caring for all creatures and our planet."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review From legendary naturalist Jane Goodall, an absorbing fictional tale that will steal hearts and open minds about the plight of the pangolin, the only mammalian species with scales, and endangered by illegal trafficking. After a blissful babyhood being cared for by her loving mother, Pangolina ventures out alone into the forest to become an independent adult, helped along by wise, older animal companions, including a civet and a bat. But one day cruel hunters trap Pangolina, putting her into a cage along with her friends, and bring them to a market to be sold as wild game. Pangolina is especially vulnerable, since her scales are prized by humans who believe they have curative powers. To the rescue comes a small girl who knows that pangolins are friendly fellow creatures who have feelings too, and who convinces her mother to buy Pangolina and set her free. Jane Goodall's many followers and all animal-loving children and adult picture book fans will be riveted by this suspenseful and heartwarming fictional story set in China and including an authoritative informational page about pangolins and suggestions for how to help fight animal trafficking.

  • Book cover of Reason for Hope

    From world-renowned scientist Jane Goodall, as seen in the new National Geographic documentary Jane, comes a poignant memoir about her spiritual epiphany and an appeal for why everyone can find a reason for hope. Dr. Jane Goodall's revolutionary study of chimpanzees in Tanzania's Gombe preserve forever altered the very, definition of humanity. Now, in a poignant and insightful memoir, Jane Goodall explores her extraordinary life and personal spiritual odyssey, with observations as profound as the knowledge she has brought back from the forest.

  • Book cover of With Love
    Jane Goodall

     · 2021

    “Jane Goodall’s extraordinary respect and affection for the chimps she has lived among since 1960 are conveyed resoundingly in these stories. Goodall chose Alan Marks for his fine naturalistic illustrations, which, in her estimation, capture the spirit of the chimpanzees.”—Amy Finnerty, New York Times “Chimpanzees, more like us than any other living animal, form a living link between two worlds, human and non-human beings. When David Greybeard reached out to touch my hand I needed no words to understand his message of reassurance: and I loved him.” In this enchanting book, world-renowned scientist and conservationist Jane Goodall brings together stories gleaned from nearly 40 years of studying chimpanzees in the forests of Tanzania. As the stories recounted here demonstrate, chimpanzees are capable of great compassion, altruism, and love.

  • Book cover of In the Shadow of Man
    Jane Goodall

     · 2000

    The classic study of primates.

  • Book cover of Jane Goodall's Animal World, Tigers

    An introduction to tigers, beautiful solitary creatures of the Asian continent. How do tigers live their daily lives? What do they eat? How do they rear their young? This book offers a close-up look at the tiger; at its senses, its life cycle, and its habitat. Jane Goodall, one of the world’s foremost naturalists, presents a series of books that explore the wonders of our planet’s wildlife. Geared especially for young readers, each book adheres to Dr. Goodall’s principles of learning about animals by observing the way the live. Written by Ruth Ashby With an introduction by Jane Goodall With full-color photographs throughout

  • Book cover of Visions of Caliban

    The authors use Shakespeare's Tempest as a metaphor for the relationship between people and chimps, exploring the very human aspects of this remarkable species. Original.