'I wish that when I was a little girl, I could have read about someone like Jane Goodall-a brave woman who wasn't afraid to do something that had never been done before. would definitely choose this book to give as a gift. So, yep.I enjoyed this Biography for young readers - suggested for ages 4-8.Īnd. This book stimulated my own observant - third eye.Īnd I’m hiking today. What do we observe when out walking with a child -there are many ‘WATCHER’ observing games a parent can play with a child.with the trees - dogs sharing the trail - etc. Jane doesn’t see the chimpanzees right away ( they were hiding behind a tree) - the illustrations are a good way to have discussions with a child. I think what’s great about the illustrations- is that we are suppose to ‘look closely’. The book inspires a love of nature and respect for animals.Ĭentered around Jane’s personal story - kids experience Jane’s love for animals as a child - and ‘her story’ of how she saved her own money so she could take a boat Africa when to study the chimps. It shows how chimpanzees are similar to humans. I would be happy to purchase this for my friends child. I took a look at this book for my own guilty pleasure.

Is there any other person more famous - more of an expert on them? If there is - I don’t know ‘their’ name. Whenever I even hear - or see the name *Jane Goodall* - the British primatologist- it’s impossible to not immediately identify her with chimpanzees. I’ve loved chimpanzees since I was a child.

The Watcher by Jeanette Winter