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The Watcher

Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps
Winter, Jeanette (Book - 2011)
Average Rating: 4 stars out of 5.
The Watcher


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Random House, Inc.
Acclaimed picture book biographer Jeanette Winter has found her perfect subject: Jane Goodall, the great observer of chimpanzees. Follow Jane from her childhood in London watching a robin on her windowsill, to her years in the African forests of Gombe, Tanzania, invited by … More »
Random House, Inc.
Acclaimed picture book biographer Jeanette Winter has found her perfect subject: Jane Goodall, the great observer of chimpanzees. Follow Jane from her childhood in London watching a robin on her windowsill, to her years in the African forests of Gombe, Tanzania, invited by brilliant scientist Louis Leakey to observe chimps, to her worldwide crusade to save these primates who are now in danger of extinction, and their habitat. Young animal lovers and Winter's many fans will welcome this fascinating and moving portrait of an extraordinary person and the animals to whom she has dedicated her life.

The Watcher was named a Best Book of the Year by the Boston Globe, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, and the Bank Street College of Education.


From the Hardcover edition.

Baker & Taylor
Describes the life of Jane Goodall, from her childhood in London watching a robin on her windowsill, to her years in the African forests of Gombe, Tanzania.

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Imprint: New York - Schwartz & Wade Books
Pages: 42
Edition: 1st ed
ISBN: 9780375967740, 0375967745, 9780375867743, 0375867740
Language: English
Statement of responsibility: Jeanette Winter
Characteristics: [42] p. :,col. ill. ;,22 cm.
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