The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps
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Published:
Random House Children's Books 2011
Accelerated Reader:
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 0.5
Lexile measure:
AD: Adult Directed 630L
Status:
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Description
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.
The Watcher was named a Best Book of the Year by the Boston Globe, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, and the Bank Street College of Education.
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Format:
Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read
Street Date:
04/05/2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780375985836
ASIN:
B004S3HF9E
Accelerated Reader:
LG
Level 4.2, 0.5 Points
Level 4.2, 0.5 Points
Lexile code:
AD: Adult Directed
Lexile measure:
630
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APA Citation (style guide)
Jeanette Winter. (2011). The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps. Random House Children's Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Jeanette Winter. 2011. The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life With the Chimps. Random House Children's Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Jeanette Winter, The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life With the Chimps. Random House Children's Books, 2011.
MLA Citation (style guide)Jeanette Winter. The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life With the Chimps. Random House Children's Books, 2011.
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