| Description |
1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
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| Series |
Women in science |
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Women in science (Essential Library (Firm))
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Credits; Contents; Chapter 1: Close Encounters; Chapter 2: Wild Beginnings; Chapter 3: Africa in My Blood; Chapter 4: Gombe; Chapter 5: Becoming a Scientist; Chapter 6: Dangerous Days; Chapter 7: Omens of Change; Chapter Eight: New Directions; Timeline; Essential Facts; Glossary; Additional Resources; Source Notes; Index; About the Author. |
| Summary |
Women scientists have made key contributions to the pursuit of science and some of the most important discoveries of all time. In Jane Goodall, learn how the British primatologist chose to pursue a career in science and discovered new chimpanzee behavior, changing the way we understand our closest animal relatives. Features include a timeline, a glossary, essential facts, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO. |
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1130L Lexile |
| Summary |
Looks at the life and work of the conservationist, covering her education, her career studying and protecting chimpanzees, and her formation of the Roots & Shoots group to help young people get involved animal and environmental conservation work. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-109) and index. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
| Subject |
Goodall, Jane, 1934- -- Juvenile literature.
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Goodall, Jane, 1934- |
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Women primatologists -- England -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Primatologists -- England -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Wildlife conservation -- Juvenile literature.
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Goodall, Jane, 1934-
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Women primatologists.
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Primatologists.
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Scientists.
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Wildlife conservation.
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Women -- Biography.
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Primatologists. |
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Wildlife conservation. |
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Women primatologists. |
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England. |
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Electronic books. |
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Biographies.
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Juvenile works.
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| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Capek, Michael. Jane Goodall Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2018] 9781532110436 (NjBwBT)bl2017040367 (OCoLC)975490408 |
| ISBN |
9781680786347 $59.93 |
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1680786342 $59.93 |
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