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Untamed the wild life of Jane Goodall

"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...

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Main Author: Silvey, Anita (Author)
Other Authors: Goodall, Jane, 1934- (writer of foreword.)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2015]
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Goodall, Jane, > 1934- > Juvenile nonfiction.
Primatologists > England > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Women primatologists > England > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Chimpanzees > Behavior > Juvenile nonfiction.
Primatology > Juvenile nonfiction
Biographies > Juvenile.
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Summary:"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? How has sophisticated technology - GPS systems, Satellite imagery, portable digital microphones - been used to gain new information about animal populations."--
Physical Description:96 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm
Audience:009-012.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781426315183 (hardcover : alk. paper)
142631518X (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781426315190 (library binding : alk. paper)
1426315198 (library binding : alk. paper)
Author Notes:ANITA SILVEY is the author of 100 Best Books for Children and 500 Great Books for Teens and has devoted more than 40 years promoting books that turn young people--and their families--into readers. To do this she has appeared frequently on NPR, The Today Show, 60 Minutes, and radio programs in the United States and Canada to talk about books for children and teenagers. She is the former publisher of children's books for Houghton Mifflin Co. and served as editor-in-chief of Horn Book magazine for 11 years. As Publisher's Weekly has said, "It would be hard to find a more authoritative voice than Anita Silvey." Anita writes the very popular Children's Book-a-Day Almanac that appears online. She also creates narrative nonfiction for children - The Plant Hunters, I'll Pass for Your Comrade, Henry Knox: Bookseller, Soldier, and Patriot , and an upcoming biography about singer-activist Pete Seeger.

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