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y b n e t t i Wr Woolf Alex y b d e t a Illustrel Lundie Isob
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Author:
Alex Woolf studied history at Essex University, England. He is the author of many books for children on science topics, including titles in the bestselling You Wouldn’t Want To Live Without series. Artist:
Isobel Lundie graduated from Kingston University in 2015 where she studied illustration and animation. She is interested in how colorful and distinctive artwork can transform stories for children. Editor:
Nick Pierce Photo credits: p.27 Ferenc Szelepcsenyi / Shutterstock.com Shutterstock and Wikimedia Commons.
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g n i h p a r g o t o h mps P 8 1 s e c a l i h P C t e n h a T t r o p m 4 I ne’s Life in Ja cess c u S g n i d n i F 0 2 n io 5 Introduct at e r G e h T 2 2 ar W p p U m i g h C n i w 6 Gro n o i t a a c v i r r e f s A n o o 24 C rk 8 Going T o W s of p m i h C e h T 10 less e r i T e A b m 6 2 o G paigner m a C out b A g n i n r a ne’s a J f 12 L e p Behavior o e n i l e 28 T ime Chim Lif g n i maz A e m o S 4 1 ry s a e s i s r o e l v G o c s 0 i 3 D ts 32 Index c a e R d l r o 16 The W
IMPORTANT PLACES IN JANE’S LIFE ENGLAND
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Jane Goodall grew up in Bournemouth, England (see pages 6–7).
Jane studied at Cambridge University (see pages 16–17).
ASIA Jane studied the chimpanzees at Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania (see pages 10–27).
Jane accompanied Louis and Mary Leakey on a fossilhunting expedition in Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania (see pages 8–9).
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Jane traveled by boat to Kenya (see pages 8–9).
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hroughout history, there have always been women scientists. But it wasn’t until the twentieth century that women like Jane Goodall began to have the professional opportunity to take trips abroad to study the natural world up close and make new scientific discoveries about animals. Jane Goodall is regarded as the world’s leading expert on chimpanzees. Her discoveries revolutionized our understanding of these remarkable animals. Yet she achieved this without any formal training. What she did have was a passion for animals and the patience to study them over long periods in their natural habitat. She also had the determination to overcome the skepticism of a scientific community that did not always approve of her methods. This book tells Jane’s story: her childhood in England, her groundbreaking work in Africa, and her role as a globetrotting ambassador of the conservation movement.
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orn in London b s a w ll a d o o G e an er, Mortimer, th fa r e H . 4 3 9 1 in r, and her e v ri d g in c ra n w was a well-kno thor. Jane’s u a n a s a w t, re a mother, Marg ears later. y r u fo rn o b s a w sister, Judith, , her father ld o r a e y e n o s a When Jane w lled Jubilee. a c e e z n a p im h c gave her a toy y chimp who b a b l a re a r e ft a It was named e London th in rn o b n e e b had recently Jane’s love of d e rk a p s e e il b Ju Zoo. r whole life. e h t s la ld u o w h animals, whic
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I LOVE ANIMALS!
Hiding with Chickens
When she was five, Jane hid for hours in a henhouse because she wanted to see where eggs came from. She had no idea that her family was searching for her.
Dad Goes To War
In 1939, World War II broke out and Jane’s father left home to join the army. The following year, Jane went with her family to live with her grandmother and aunts in the seaside town of Bournemouth.
Dreaming of Africa
Jane did well at school, but she couldn’t afford to go to college. She worked for a few years as a secretary, but still dreamed about going to Africa and working with animals.
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wo, she t y t n e w t Jane was n e h w , 6 a former m o r f n 195 n o i itat amily’s v f n r i e n h a n d o e y receiv and sta e m o c o t aving d s n r e e i t r f f A l . o a o sch East Afric , a there in y t n a e o b K a n i k farm Jane too , e r a wildlife f s e t i h t d r n o a f a d har eing Afric er. She met lots e S . 7 5 9 April 1 ue for h r t e amous m f o e c h t m g a e n i r was a d e, includ l p o e p g n key. ti of interes gist Dr. Louis Lea lo anthropo
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Fossil-Hunting Expedition
Dr. Leakey hired Jane as his secretary. He believed that Jane had the makings of a very good scientist. He invited her to join him and his anthropologist wife Mary Leakey on a fossil hunt in Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. 10
rica f A o y T e n r u o s J Jane’ England
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Dr. Louis Leakey
Dr. Leakey’s discoveries in Olduvai Gorge and elsewhere showed that humans evolved in Africa. He was looking for someone to study chimpanzees for clues to the behavior of early humans. He thought Jane might be perfect for the role. 11