Goodall Jane - The watcher: Jane Goodalls life with the chimps

The quotes in this book are from Jane Goodalls autobiographies, Africa in My Blood and My Life with the Chimpanzees. Copyright 2011 by Jeanette Winter
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Winter, Jeanette. The watcher : the story of Jane Goodall / Jeanette Winter.1st ed. p. eISBN: 978-0-375-98583-6 1. eISBN: 978-0-375-98583-6 1.

Goodall, Jane, 1934 BiographyJuvenile literature. 2. PrimatologistsEnglandBiographyJuvenile literature. 3. Women primatologistsEnglandBiographyJuvenile literature. 4.

ChimpanzeesTanzaniaGombe Stream National ParkJuvenile literature. I. Title. QL31.G58 W56 2011 590.92dc22 2010005280
The illustrations were rendered in acrylic paint and pen.
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Jane, Jane, where are you? Jane, can you hear me? EVERYONE had been searching for hours and hours, looking for little Valerie Jane Goodall. Jane watched ALL the animals in her world, big and small earthworms, insects, birds, cats, dogs, and horses. Jane quietly watched an English robin at her window for days and weeks. Jane quietly watched an English robin at her window for days and weeks.

She saw him come close, closer, then into her room to eat some crumbs off her bed. When spring came, the robin even built a nest in Janes bookcase! Perched high in her favorite beech tree, Jane read about Dr. Dolittle talking to the animals, and Tarzan living with the apes in Africa. She wanted to go to Africa too, and talk to the animals, and live with the apes. When Janes school days were over, she worked and saved to buy a ticket to Kenya. Crossing the ocean, Jane stayed on deck and watched the waves, even when the cold wind blew. Crossing the ocean, Jane stayed on deck and watched the waves, even when the cold wind blew.

She saw all the different blues and greens of the sea, and fish that glowed through the dark water. As Jane stepped onto dry land, she closed her eyes in joy. Jane looked for work with animals. A famous scientist, Louis Leakey, was looking for someone to watch and study chimpanzees, to help us understand the animal most like us. Would Jane be interested? Yes, she would! Jane traveled to the place in Tanzania where the chimps livedGombe. She set up camp, far from any human dwelling. She set up camp, far from any human dwelling.

That first night, Jane lay awake listening to new sounds the croak of a frog, the hum of crickets, the laugh of a hyena, the hoot of an owl and looking up at the stars. She knew she was Home. At dawn Jane walked into the forest. Up high she found a peak to watch from. Every day she climbed to the Peak to look for chimps. Jane walked down into the forest, hoping a chimp would appear. Still the cautious chimps stayed hidden. Still the cautious chimps stayed hidden.

Secretly they watched Jane. When will I see a chimp? she wondered. Then Jane fell ill with malaria. Lying in her tent, burning with fever, she almost lost hope. But when the fever left her body, she tried again to get close to the chimps. More weeks and months passed, till one day the chimps let Jane see them.