Review By KRISTIN WALD Jane Goodall made her name 50 years ago through painstakingly observing chimpanzees in Gombe, and has recently been traveling all over the world promoting responsible stewardship of the earth and all of its inhabitants. “JANE,” from director Brett Morgen, is a wonderful new documentary that tells the story of how a young, […]
Entries Tagged as 'Chimpanzees'
JANE (2017)
November 16th, 2017 · 1 Comment · Movies
Tags: Brett Morgen·Chimpanzees·Documentaries·Hugo van Lawick·Jane Goodall·Kristin Wald·National Geographic·Older Elementary·Wild Animals·Wildlife
Rickie and Henri
October 6th, 2012 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY A book about interspecies friendship? Written by Jane Goodall, hero for animals and founder of Roots and Shoots? AND illustrated by Alan Marks? Imagine my excitement when I found this title at my local library! Based on a true story, this book is geared to kids a little older than most […]
Tags: Africa·Alan Marks·Captive Wildlife·Chimpanzees·Dogs·Early Elementary·Interspecies Friendship·Jane Goodall·Pet Trade
The Watcher: Jane Goodall’s Life with the Chimps
June 17th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER KALI My three-year-old daughter has been obsessed with orangutans lately. It started when, in an effort toavoid the Memphis heat Memorial Day weekend, we stepped into an IMAX theater and saw the movie “Born to Be Wild.” The movie is adorable with cute baby orangutans in diapers drinking milk from a bottle, and […]
Tags: Activism·Africa·Biography·Chimpanzees·Circus·Female Protagonist·Illustration·Jane Goodall·Jeanette Winter·Jennifer Kali·Nonfiction·Preschoolers·Science·Science Books·Vivisection·Wild Animals·Wildlife·Wildlife Books for Kids
Mother to Tigers
July 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY I tend to oppose zoos and zoo literature for children. As much as zoos try to replicate the natural habitats of exotic animals, an image from a childhood visit to a zoo is indelibly marked in my mind: the eyes of a nonhuman primate behind thick plexiglass looking blankly forward, seeming not […]
Tags: Animal Welfare·Biography·Books·Captive Wildlife·Chimpanzees·George Ella Lyon·Helen Martini·Tigers·Zoo