2016 Nonfiction Award Nominations
Silvey, A.( 2015).Untamed: The Wild Life of Jane Goodall.
National Geographic. Washington, D.C.
“Together we can make this world a better place for all
living things.” It is an unforgettable book with a timeline of Jane Goodall’s
life and legacy. It starts with her as a child and her fascination with animals
in her farm. From her chickens’’ eggs to her stuffed monkey she liked to carry
around. Then it moves to her living in Africa to do research on chimpanzees and
her work to preserve the animal’s habitat. The author effectively captures the
essence of Goodall life journey with color pictures, maps, illustrations, and
fun nature facts. Goodall’s has one of the longest field studies of wild
animals ever conducted where she observe the elusive chimpanzees in the Gombe
National Park in Tanzania which takes as long as 55-years of research. The book
mentions of her mentor, Louis Leakey, which helped her on her journey of
learning more about the animals of Africa. She needed a job and he needs a
secretary so Jane steps up to take on the job of studying the chimpanzee of
Gombe. An opportunity of a lifetime all thought she had not experience that did
not stop her to take the challenge. Soon she started to educate the public and
speak around the world on wildlife conservation, something so dear to her
heart. Silvey concludes with Goodall at 80 every bit inspiring and a passionate
advocate for animals and the environment which she has come to devout her life
into.
Other books written by Jane Goodall that are similar in information are the following;
This books can be use to teach on the subject of helping our planet and conserving our resources to preserve life.
On Teacher pay Teachers website I found several lessons to teach with Jane Goodall's book.
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