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When Jane was little, her father gave her a toy chimpanzee named Jubilee. This inspired her lifelong love of animals, and she went to study them in the wild as soon as she could.
Jane lived with chimpanzees in their natural habitat and became famous for her pioneering approach to research. She now educates the public on animal rights and campaigns for environmental issues around the world.
This moving book features stylish illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the primatologist's life.
Little People, BIG DREAMS is a best-selling biography series for kids that explores the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream.
This empowering series of books offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardcover and paperback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. With rewritten text for older children, the treasuries each bring together a multitude of dreamers in a single volume. You can also collect a selection of the books by theme in boxed gift sets. Activity books and a journal provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children.
Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!
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Release date
October 2, 2018 -
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781786039613
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- ATOS Level: 4.7
- Lexile® Measure: 750
- Interest Level: K-3(LG)
- Text Difficulty: 3
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Reviews
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October 1, 2018
British primatologist Jane Goodall is the subject of this addition to the ongoing Little People, Big Dreams biography series. As a child, Goodall already knew that she wanted to learn about animals—especially chimpanzees. Although she didn’t have the resources to attend college, she saved up for a ship passage to Kenya. Once there, Goodall met paleoanthropologist Louis Leakey, who needed someone to study chimpanzees in the wild, so she headed to Tanzania. Vegara describes Goodall’s personalized approach to studying the animals (“Instead of numbering them, as all the other scientists did, Jane decided to give every chimpanzee a name”) and details Goodall’s discoveries about chimpanzee behavior and efforts to protect their habitat. Cerocchi accompanies the text with accessible artwork in gouache and pastels. Back matter includes photographs of Goodall and biographical details. Additional titles in the series—focusing on Simone de Beauvoir and L.M. Montgomery—release simultaneously. Ages 4–7. -
January 1, 2019
Each appealing picture-book biography spotlights a famous woman and her accomplishments, foregrounding the influence of childhood experiences. Vegara emphasizes empowerment and tackles difficult issues (such as slavery in Tubman) with honesty and sensitivity, but overall the texts are pretty simplistic. The illustrations (each book by a different artist) vary greatly in style. Back matter includes photos and/or paintings along with more detailed biographical information. Reading list.(Copyright 2019 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)
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