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    The Watcher

    Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps

    Author Jeanette Winter
    Illustrated by Jeanette Winter
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    Hardcover
    $19.99 US
    RH Childrens Books | Anne Schwartz Books
    8.88"W x 8.81"H x 0.42"D   | 13 oz | 24 per carton
    On sale Apr 05, 2011 | 48 Pages | 9780375867743
    Age 4-8 years | Preschool - 3
    Reading Level: Lexile AD630L | Fountas & Pinnell O
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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.
    • WINNER | 2011
      Booklist Children's Editors' Choice
    • WINNER | 2011
      Junior Library Guild Selection
    • WINNER | 2011
      Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Books
    • NOMINEE
      ALA Notable Children's Book
    • NOMINEE
      Bank Street Child Study Children's Book Award
    • NOMINEE
      National Science Teachers Association Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children
    • NOMINEE
      South Carolina Children's Book Award
    Starred Review, Booklist, March 1, 2011:
    “An author’s note rounds out this beautiful celebration of one of the world’s most influential animal advocates.”


    Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, March 1, 2011:
    “This gorgeous, accessible biography allows young readers to absorb the significance of Jane’s tireless research, her groundbreaking discoveries and important work protecting Africa’s land and animals."
    Jeanette Winter, whose My Name is Georgia was a Publishers Weekly Best Book among other accolades, lives in Pipe Creek, Texas. View titles by 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.

    Awards

    • WINNER | 2011
      Booklist Children's Editors' Choice
    • WINNER | 2011
      Junior Library Guild Selection
    • WINNER | 2011
      Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Books
    • NOMINEE
      ALA Notable Children's Book
    • NOMINEE
      Bank Street Child Study Children's Book Award
    • NOMINEE
      National Science Teachers Association Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children
    • NOMINEE
      South Carolina Children's Book Award

    Praise

    Starred Review, Booklist, March 1, 2011:
    “An author’s note rounds out this beautiful celebration of one of the world’s most influential animal advocates.”


    Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, March 1, 2011:
    “This gorgeous, accessible biography allows young readers to absorb the significance of Jane’s tireless research, her groundbreaking discoveries and important work protecting Africa’s land and animals."

    Author

    Jeanette Winter, whose My Name is Georgia was a Publishers Weekly Best Book among other accolades, lives in Pipe Creek, Texas. View titles by Jeanette Winter

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