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From the time she was a girl, Jane Goodall dreamed of a life spent working with animals. Finally she had her wish. When she was twenty-six years old, she ventured into the forests of Africa to observe chimpanzees in the wild. On her expeditions she braved the dangers with leopards and lions in the African bush. And she got to know an amazing group of wild chimpanzees—intelligent animals whose lives, in work and play and family relationships, bear...
2) Eva
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English
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After a terrible accident, a young girl wakes up to discover that she has been given the body of a chimpanzee.
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National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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"This biography for children trace's 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 DNA?...
4) Threatened
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English
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Luc is an orphan, living in debt slavery in Gabon, until he meets a Professor who claims to be studying chimpanzees, and they head off into the jungle--but when the Professor disappears, Luc has to fend for himself and join forces with the chimps to save their forest.
5) Jane Goodall
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English
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One of the most influential and well-known scientific minds of the past century, Jane Goodall rose to fame through her lifelong study of chimpanzees in Tanzania. This captivating volume, delving into her life and work, focuses on the writing of this great scientist: her findings, books on her studies, and even the work she has written for children. Readers can engage in this interesting biography while learning about potential scientific career pursuits,...
7) Half brother
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English
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In 1973, when a renowned Canadian behavioral psychologist pursues his latest research project--an experiment to determine whether chimpanzees can acquire advanced language skills--he brings home a baby chimp named Zan and asks his thirteen-year-old son to treat Zan like a little brother.
8) Jane Goodall
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Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
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Examines the life of the woman primatologist who did the first long-term study of chimpanzees in the wild in Tanganyika, now Tanzania, Africa.
10) Jane Goodall
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Chelsea House
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
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Presents the life and accomplishments of the primatologist whose research on chimpanzees changed many beliefs about animals.
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