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The Watcher

by Jeanette Winter
Jeanette Winter
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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.
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Publisher: Random House Children's Books
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Kindle Book

  • ISBN: 9780375985836
  • Release date: April 5, 2011

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9780375985836
  • Release date: April 5, 2011

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9780375985836
  • File size: 18671 KB
  • Release date: April 5, 2011
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Kindle Book
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EPUB ebook

subjects

Biography & Autobiography Juvenile Nonfiction Nature Science Picture Book Nonfiction

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:4.2
Lexile® Measure:630
Interest Level:K-3(LG)
Text Difficulty:2-3

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.
Expand title description text
Biography & Autobiography Juvenile Nonfiction Nature Science Picture Book Nonfiction