Up Close: Jane Goodall
CCBC Review:
Teen readers might think they already know Jane Goodall’s story—her prominent work as a primatologist is legendary. But this engrossing read is more than a retelling of her celebrated career. Intimate details about Jane’s development as a person and scientist are presented against a vivid backdrop of time and place. From growing up an independent young girl in the British countryside to fearlessly going to Kenya at age twenty-two, Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall thrived on exploration of the natural world. As a schoolgirl, she established a nature club for her friends. “Valerie Jane had strict rules for joining—each girl had to be able to recognize ten birds, ten dogs, ten trees, and five butterflies or moths. . . . As leader of the Alligator Society, Valerie Jane also gave herself the code name Red Admiral (the name of an eye-catching butterfly).” During a time when there were few women in the field of science, let alone groundbreaking pioneers, Jane Goodall’s experiences living with African chimpanzees paved the way for a new kind of research and deepened the world’s understanding of primates. ©2008 Cooperative Children's Book Center
CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 13 and older
Age Range:
Grades 6-8 (Ages 11-13)
Grades 9-12 (Age 14 and older)
Formats:
Biography, Autobiography and Memoir
Substantial Narrative Non-Fiction
Subjects:
Animals (Informational)
Biography
Girls and Women
Nature/Environment
Science and Scientists
Diversity subject:
Black/African
Publisher:
Viking
Publish Year: 2008
Pages: 218
ISBN: 9780670062638
CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 920 Goodall