Frank Carlson Library

A brief biography of British scientist Jane Goodall discussing her study of chimpanzees and efforts to protect them.

A biography of Jane Goodall, the primatologist who spent several decades studying chimpanzees in their natural habitat in Tanzania's Gombe National Park.

"Jane Goodall was the first person to study wild chimpanzees up close in a rain forest. She befriended the chimps and discovered amazing facts about their behaviors. What she learned forever changed how people look at these animals."--Amazon.

"Four influential women we thought we knew well--Jane Jacobs, Rachel Carson, Jane Goodall, and Alice Waters--and how they spearheaded the modern progressive movement"--

A simple presentation of the life of the zoologist who brought chimpanzee behavior to the attention of the world.

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,...

A biography of the woman whose methods of studying chimpanzees became a model for wildlife observation.

Uses Jane Goodall's life to teach young readers to care for all living creatures.

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.