Jane Goodall: A Life with Chimps (Trailblazers)

by Anita Ganeri (Author)

Jane Goodall: A Life with Chimps (Trailblazers)
Reading Level: 4th – 5th Grade
Series: Trailblazers

Meet history's game changers! This biography series is for kids who loved Who Was? and are ready for the next level.

In July 1960, Jane Goodall went into the wilderness in Tanzania to study chimpanzees. For years she camped out with the chimps, observing their behavior and making amazing discoveries! Jane had always been fascinated by animals and knew she wanted to make learning more about them her life's work. Find out how this girl who loved animals became one of history's greatest trailblazers!

Trailblazers is a biography series that celebrates the lives of amazing pioneers, past and present, from all over the world.

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"The "Trailblazers" series is the next step up from the "Who Is?" titles, in terms of the length and the depth of information." —School Library Journal
Anita Ganeri

Anita Ganeri is an award-winning author (2010 Joy Tivy Education Medal, 2009 Blue Peter Book Award, 2008 Geographical Association Highly Commended Award, 2007 Practical Pre-School Award) of children's books, writing on a range of topics, from Ancient Romans to Evolution. She also specialises in retelling traditional tales, from different cultures, countries and perspectives. Her recent titles include Star Stories for Templar Publishing, telling the stories behind the constellations, and Fairy Tales for Fearless Girls for Arcturus, whose feisty heroines remind her of her fearless daughter.

Based in Vietnam, Khoa Le is the author and illustrator of numerous picture books. She has worked with many top publishers, including Hachette and Usbourne and in 2020 she won best illustrator for the Northern Lights Book Awards. Khoa also works as a graphic designer and painter and has participated in several group and solo exhibitions in different Asian countries.

Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780593124109
Lexile Measure
N/A
Guided Reading Level
N/A
Publisher
Random House Books for Young Readers
Publication date
October 20, 2019
Series
Trailblazers
BISAC categories
JNF007090 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
JNF007120 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
JNF003010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Apes, Monkeys, etc.
Library of Congress categories
Goodall, Jane
England
Chimpanzees
Research
Primatologists
Women primatologists

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