my life with the chimpanzees by jane goodall

As Africa grips Jane Goodall, her story grips the reader. 'A sumptuous delight! A story of greatness bred from innocence and wonder of one of the most remarkable lives of our time. and European animal-behavior researchers such as Konrad Lorenz and narrates 'the proudest of my whole life to date' the chimpanzee 'David G - yes - he has TAKEN BANANAS FROM MY HAND.' This volume covers only the 'early years' (1934-1966) readers who care about animal behavior - or who enjoy the collected letters of a fascinating, friendly, and dedicated woman - will hope for a sequel.' -Publishers Weekly, March 6, 2000 Goodall describes her work with her mentor, paleontologist Louis Leakey shows her continued affection for her family keeps up with U.S. We see a mother chimp and her neighbors react to a baby we also see Goodall, then-husband Hugo van Lawick and a cast of dozens handle the practical problems of running a jungle encampment, from parasites to postage and publicity. The earliest letters show the preteen Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall at school in England, chattily inviting her best friend to see her collection of 'quite a lot of caterpillars.' Later batches describe life in 'Chimpland,' where Goodall and her co-workers have set up their ongoing project. Here, in a follow up to last year's spiritual autobiography Reason for Hope, are displayed the roots of that work, in a thick, fun, enlightening, somewhat diffuse compilation of letters that Goodall wrote to relatives, friends, and colleagues over the first 32 years of her life, now amplified by Peterson's introduction and annotations. 'No one, perhaps, has done more for great apes than Goodall, whose decades of work with Kenyan chimpanzees showed the rest of the world how chimps live - how they use tools, eat, sleep, have sex, raise their young, fight, make peace - demonstrating that they deserve further study as well as human protection.

this is a valuable book.' The San Francisco Chronicle She is, as other writers have noted, a real-life Horatio Alger. 'Jane Goodall is more than just a remarkable scientist.

'An intimate and vivid portrait' -Natural History Magazine 'Often letter anthologies are the purview of a subject's near-evangelical followers, but Africa in My Blood is an engrossing primate primer, a treat for old fans, and a fitting tribute to the woman who first made science friendly.' -Biography Magazine Africa in My Blood confirms these additional talents.' -Fort Worth Star-Telegram 'is a natural writer and riveting storyteller.

My life with the chimpanzees by jane goodall