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Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 2
Description
"This biography for children will trace Goodall's life, but each chapter will also focus on two or more the chimpanzees that she observed, with information in sidebars about these particular animals. Along with biographical details, the book will explore the ethical issues that surround Goodall's work and show what has changed in our understanding of Great Apes. What do we know today about these animals in terms of language, speech, tool use, and...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
An action-packed account of the three greatest primatologists of the last century: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Birute Galdikas. They were all students of the great Louis Leakey, and each made profound contributions to primatology and to our understanding of ourselves.
11) Rampage
Formats
Description
Primatologist Davis shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent, silverback gorilla who has been in his care since birth. When a greed-fueled corporation's genetic experiment goes awry, George and other animals across the country are mutated into aggressive super creatures that rampage the city. In an adrenaline-filled ride, Davis tries to find an antidote to not only halt a global catastrophe, but to also save the fearsome...
12) Jane
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Looks back at Jane Goodall's career as a primatologist, animal rights advocate, and environmental activist. Comprised of present-day interview segments with Goodall and archival footage of her work studying chimpanzees at Tanzania's Gombe National Park shot by Hugo van Lawick in the 1960s for National Geographic.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Each picture book in this series is a biography of a significant historical figure, told in a simple, conversational, vivacious way, and always focusing on a character trait that makes the person a role model for kids. The heroes are depicted as children throughout, telling their life stories in first-person present tense, which keeps the books playful and accessible to young children. And each book ends with a line of encouragement, a direct quote,...
17) Jane Goodall
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A brief biography of British scientist Jane Goodall discussing her study of chimpanzees and efforts to protect them.
18) Jane Goodall
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"Jane Goodall is famous for her work researching chimpanzees in the African nation of Tanzania. This book explores Goodall's life and groundbreaking achievements. Easy-to-read text and vivid images give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards." -- Amazon.com.
Author
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
When Goodall first presented her discoveries about chimpanzees at a scientific conference, she was ridiculed by the chairman. She was too young, too blond, too pretty to be a serious scientist, and worse yet, she had virtually no formal scientific training. She had been a secretarial school graduate whom Leakey had sent out to study chimps only when he couldn't find anyone better qualified. And he couldn't tell her what to do in the field--nobody...
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
Dian Fossey is widely celebrated for saving mountain gorillas from extinction. Her pioneering life was complex, and her enemies were rife. In 1985, Fossey was brutally slain in her remote mountain cabin. In the years since, one man has carried a heavy burden of injustice. The series is filled with Fossey's observations, recorded in her writings and brought to life by Sigourney Weaver.