My Life with the Chimpanzees

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title My Life with the Chimpanzees
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jane Goodall
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:160
Dimensions(mm): Height 191,Width 130
Category/GenreBiographies and autobiography
ISBN/Barcode 9780671562717
ClassificationsDewey:B
Audience
Children / Juvenile

Publishing Details

Publisher Simon & Schuster
Imprint Simon & Schuster
Publication Date 17 March 2008
Publication Country United States

Description

Inspired by a stuffed toy, Jane Goodall became the first woman to study chips in the wild and in the process made history. As a child, Jane Goodall was given a stuffed chimpanzee named Jubilee, and she has said her fondness for this figure started her early love of animals. While others thought Jane would be terrified by the toy, she adored it and it inspired a life-long love of animals in her. Jane dreamed of a life spent working with animals, and when she was twenty-six years old, she ventured into the forests of Africa to observe chimpanzees in the wild. During her expeditions she braved many dangers 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. Through her work at Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania and her own Roots and Shoots program she has become a tireless advocate for animals and the planet. As for that stuffed toy, Jubilee still sits on Goodall's dresser in London.

Author Biography

Jane Goodall, famous for her studies of chimpanzees, has established the Gombe Stream Research Centre in Tanzania; founded the Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education, and Conservation; and created the Roots & Shoots program to inspire young people to implement local projects that promote care for animals, the environment, and the human community.

Reviews

"An engrossing tale of adventure and commitment".-- Defenders of Wildlife