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The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps
Author:
Winter, Jeanette
Illustrator:
Winter, Jeanette
Biographee:
Goodall, Jane
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Class:
Biography
Age: 3-8
Language: English
Demand: Moderate
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LC: QL31.G58
Grade: P-3
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ISBN-13: 9780375867743
LCCN: 2010005280
Imprint: Schwartz & Wade
Publisher: Random House
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Pub Date: 04/05/2011
Availability: Available
List: $18.99
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Hardcover
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Physical Description:
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
H 8.88",
W 8.75",
D 0.42",
0.8375 lbs.
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LC Series:
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Brodart Sources:
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Brodart's Insight Catalog: Children
Brodart's TOP Juvenile Titles
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Bibliographies:
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Best Books for Children Preschool Through Grade 6, Supplement to the 9th ed.
Children's Core Collection, 22nd ed.
Children's Core Collection, 23rd ed.
Children's Core Collection, 24th ed.
Horn Book Guide Titles, Rated 1 - 4
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Awards:
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Booklist Editors Choice
Booklist Starred Reviews
Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices
Kirkus Best Books
Kirkus Starred Reviews
Notable Children's Books, ALA
Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12
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Starred Reviews:
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Booklist
Kirkus Reviews
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TIPS Subjects:
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Writing/Journalism/Publishing
Women's Studies
Biography, Individual
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BISAC Subjects: |
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / Apes, Monkeys, etc.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women
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LC Subjects:
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Chimpanzees
Chimpanzees, Tanzania, Gombe Stream National Park
Chimpanzees, Tanzania, Gombe Stream National Park, Juvenile literature
Goodall, Jane,, 1934-
Goodall, Jane,, 1934- , Juvenile literature
Goodall, Jane,, 1934-, Juvenile literature
Primatologists, England, Biography
Primatologists, England, Biography, Juvenile literature
Women primatologists, England, Biography
Women primatologists, England, Biography, Juvenile literature
Women, Biography
Zoologists
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SEARS Subjects: |
Chimpanzees
Goodall, Jane,, 1934-
Women, England, Biography
Zoologists, Biography
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Reading Programs: |
Accelerated Reader Level:
4.2
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Points: 0.5
Lexile Level:
820
Reading Counts Level:
4.4
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Points: 1.0
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| Annotations |
| Brodart's TOP Juvenile Titles | 03/01/2011 |
| From her early childhood in London, Jane Goodall loved to observe animals. She would watch robins from her windowsill for hours. Later in life, she was given the opportunity to go to the forests of Tanzania to observe the chimpanzees. Winter offers a look at Jane's time with her beloved chimps and her crusade to save these primates from extinction. Color Ill. |
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| Booklist | 03/01/2011 |
| Gr. 2-4. Winter adds to her growing shelf of exemplary picture-book biographies with this stirring introduction to Jane Goodall's life and work. The meaning in the title becomes clear in the first pages: Goodall's passionate love of nature began in early childhood, when she 'watched ALL the animals in her world, big and small--earthworms, insects, birds, cats, dogs, and horses.' As an adult, she moved to Tanzania with the desire to 'learn things that no one else knew,' and she does just that, making the study and protection of the chimpanzees in the Gombe forest a focus of international fascination. Once again, Winter distills her subject's life into elegantly simple language that has the lyrical rhythm of poetry, while well-chosen excerpts from Goodall's journals bring an even greater sense of her personality and the immediacy and thrill that comes with sustained scientific observation and connection with animals. The vibrant acrylic paintings showcase Winter's signature patterned compositions, richly saturated colors, and elemental shapes, and echo the graceful polish of the words in scenes of Goodall living and working in the dense forest; and young children will enjoy spotting the chimps hidden in the trees. An author's note rounds out this beautiful celebration of one of the world's most influential animal advocates. Gillian Engberg. 48pg. AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, c2011. |
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| Kirkus Reviews | 03/01/2011 |
| Economical art and language produce a fully fleshed-out biography of Jane Goodall, tracing her early years as a watcher of English fauna to her adult work as scholar of animal behavior in Africa. Winter's deliberate illustrations, as rich, complex and unaffected as all great folk art, complement equally engaging, unadorned text. Initial illustrations break through square inset panels, encouraging readers to look, pause and think about how Jane also broke out of boxy boundaries. When Jane finally reaches Tanzania, revelatory double-page spreads invigorate readers with their dense lushness and panoramic views. Myriad trees dot hillsides; countless stars congest the sky. Green mountains and bustling canopies run off the page, and chimps scamper across the book's gutter. While crowded with shapes, color and activity, Winter's illustrations calm the eye with their compositional integrity and cool palette. This gorgeous, accessible biography allows young readers to absorb the significance of Jane's tireless research, her groundbreaking discoveries and important work protecting Africa's land and animals. Quotes from Jane augment this inspiring book, encouraging young people to join her as dutiful watchers of the world. (author's note) (Picture book/biography. 2-10). 48pg. KIRKUS MEDIA LLC, c2011. |
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| Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books | 04/01/2011 |
| R Gr. 2-4. This is a multi-title review. Includes: 'Me . . . Jane'; Ad 6-9 yrs.; 40pg. and 'The Watcher: Jane Godall's Life with the Chimps'; R Gr. 2-4; 44pg. This spring brings us not one but two picture-book biographies about the great primate researcher Jane Goodall. McDonnell's focus is narrower, sticking largely to Goodall's childhood and her fascination with animals in her backyard and in the books she read, while Winter expands her overview into Goodall's work in Africa and her growing relationship with the Gombe chimpanzees. Both texts are smooth and lucid, with McDonnell's taking on a dreamy lyricism ('Jane could feel her own heart beating, beating, beating') while Winter's offers a gentle descriptive simplicity ('At night, after a supper of beans and tomatoes and onions, Jane listened to Mozart and Bach'). The absence of context in Me . . . Jane leaves the story dangling, unfortunately, since there's not much point to it without knowing about Goodall's adult impact (a small-print author's note does provide some additional information); viewers will also need to check the copyright page to know that some of the included visual material is Goodall's childhood work. The design, though, is quietly elegant, mixing cuddly line-and- watercolor vignettes with shadowy stylized prints and the occasional photograph of Goodall against latte-toned pages. Winter's sturdy and stylized acrylics tacitly make their point about Goodall's life transition through layout, depicting her pre-Africa life in thickly, strictly bordered squares and her Tanzanian idyll in sweeping full spreads; in a nice evocation of the challenge Goodall faced, the scene of her watching fruitlessly for chimps from a hilltop cunningly tucks peeping chimp faces into the landscape. Use the McDonnell as part of a unit, so that audiences can get some necessary context, while the Winter can stand alone as a biography for budding young naturalists. In addition to the author's note in the McDonnell, there's a message from Jane Goodall herself; the Winter sources its quotes to two Goodall autobiographies and will include an author's note in the bound book. DS. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIV. OF ILLINOIS, c2011. |
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| Horn Book | 03/01/2011 |
| Primary. This tranquil picture-book biography establishes from the beginning that Jane Goodall has always had the right temperament for the work that made her famous. A marvelous opening scene shows her at age five, sitting patiently in a henhouse, not emerging until able to announce to the frantic relatives searching for her that 'I know how an egg comes out!' The theme of persistence, particularly in relation to observing animals, shapes the spare, inviting text, which takes Goodall from backyard observations to scientific study of chimpanzees in Tanzania. In Winter's signature stylized paintings, the jungle is rendered in cool blues and greens, and the pictures of Goodall's earliest days there offer the viewer playful games of hide-and-seek. One panorama has Jane sitting on a peak with binoculars while down below, unseen by her, chimps peep from the brush. The book does perpetuate the misconception that Goodall was alone during much of her field research (when in fact, from the outset, locals transported her gear and helped her find the best spots for viewing the animals). Yet overall it gives an accurate, visually appealing account of her discoveries -- that chimps eat meat, use tools, etc. -- and of her transition from watching chimpanzees to campaigning tirelessly to save them. Back matter not seen. Christine M. Heppermann. 48pg. THE HORN BOOK, c2011. |
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| Horn Book Guide | 11/01/2011 |
| (2) K-3 In this tranquil picture book biography, the theme of persistence shapes spare, inviting text, which takes Goodall from backyard observations to scientific study of chimpanzees in Tanzania. Winter's signature stylized paintings show the jungle in cool blues and greens. Overall the volume gives an accurate, visually appealing account of Goodall's discoveries and her transition from watching chimpanzees to campaigning to save them. CMH. 48pg. THE HORN BOOK, c2011. |
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| Publishers Weekly | 02/28/2011 |
| Ages 4-8. With her customary care, Winter (Biblio-burro) covers the whole of primatologist Goodall's life and work: her childhood observing animals and dreaming of Africa, her fateful meeting with Louis Leakey, early encounters with the chimpanzees ('David Greybeard has--yes--he has TAKEN BANANAS FROM MY HAND'), and, years later, her departure from Gombe because her 'beloved chimpanzees were in danger of becoming extinct. They needed Jane to speak for them.' The story's drama comes from the suspense of approaching the chimps, little by little; it took months for trust to build and required trials like sitting out in all kinds of weather: 'She saw the chimps accept the rain, not look for shelter, as we do.' Winter's repeated, stencil-like patterns give a sense of the wealth of green and the endless reaches of the Tanzanian landscape. (The chimpanzees don't fare as well; her flat style doesn't lend itself to the nuances of expression that distinguish primate individuals.) It's a fine introduction both to Goodall's life and to the idea that excellent science can come from nothing more than close, extended observation. (Apr.). 48pg. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, c2011. |
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| School Library Journal | 04/01/2011 |
| Gr 1-3--Watching is an apt theme for this picture-book introduction to Goodall's notable studies of chimpanzees. Drawing on the scientist's autobiographical writing, Winter begins with five-year-old Jane watching egg-laying in the henhouse. The childhood years of animal watching and finding inspiration in books such as Dr. Dolittle and Tarzan move quickly into Goodall's adult travel to Africa and meeting Louis Leakey. The long, often solitary years as a watcher of chimps are the main focus, succinctly described and depicted in wide, stylized acrylic paintings suggesting the expansive forest terrain. 'Now Jane watched every day, all day--even huddled in the rain. She saw the chimps accept the rain, not look for shelter, as we do. And she kept notes about it all.' Goodall's great piles of notes filling her tent are among many bits of humor tucked into the spare scenes. Her childhood is the subject of Patrick McDonnell's Me...Jane (Little, Brown, 2011). Children who are already independent readers will be intrigued by The Watcher's hard- earned encounters with the chimps. This more fulsome account closes with Goodall's world travels to speak out about saving the chimps, a timely note touching today's environmental concerns. As in The Librarian of Basra (Harcourt, 2005) and other biographies, Winter takes readers to a far part of the world in an appealing story for children who love animals or like books about real people.--Margaret Bush, Simmons College, Boston. Unpg. SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, c2011. |
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| ~Library Media Connection (Retired Journal) | 08/01/2011 |
| Gr. K-3. From a very early age, Jane Goodall watched animals to see what they do. The story begins with Jane's family searching hours for her, only to find her in the henhouse learning how a hen lays an egg. The color drawings show how Jane watched all animals. When she grew up, she worked to earn money to travel to Kenya where she met Louis Leakey, the famous scientist. From there she traveled to Gombe, Tanzania, to watch chimpanzees. There are only a few sentences on each page, and the words are easy to read and understand. The drawings, while true to life, also often have a humorous aspect. This is a good beginning biography for both pleasure and informational reading. Janet Luch, Educational Reviewer, Visiting Professor DeVry University, Adjunct Instructor SUNY New Paltz, Touro College, University of Phoenix Online. RECOMMENDED 48pg. ABC-CLIO, INC., c2011. |
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| New York Times Book Review | 05/15/2011 |
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