The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps
- Subject
- Animals - Apes, Monkeys, etc.
- Age
- 3-5 years
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 48
- Publisher
- Anne Schwartz Books
- Size
- 21.8 cm Ć 21.8 cm
- ISBN
- 9780375867743
Acclaimed picture book biographer Jeanette Winter has found her perfect subject: Jane Goodall, the great observer of chimpanzees. Follow Jane from her childhood in London watching a robin on her windowsill, to her years in the African forests of Gombe, Tanzania, invited by brilliant scientist Louis Leakey to observe chimps, to her worldwide crusade to save these primates who are now in danger of extinction, and their habitat. Young animal lovers and Winter's many fans will welcome this fascinating and moving portrait of an extraordinary person and the animals to whom she has dedicated her life.
The Watcher was named a Best Book of the Year by the Boston Globe, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, and the Bank Street College of Education.
The Watcher was named a Best Book of the Year by the Boston Globe, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, and the Bank Street College of Education.
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What reviewers said
Starred Review, Booklist, March 1, 2011:
āAn authorās note rounds out this beautiful celebration of one of the worldās most influential animal advocates.ā
Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, March 1, 2011:
āThis gorgeous, accessible biography allows young readers to absorb the significance of Janeās tireless research, her groundbreaking discoveries and important work protecting Africaās land and animals."
