Summary: Looks back at Jane Goodall's career as a primatologist, animal rights advocate, and environmental activist. Comprised of present-day interview segments with Goodall and archival footage of her work studying chimpanzees at Tanzania's Gombe National Park shot by Hugo van Lawick in the 1960s for National Geographic.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: [Distributed by] 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2017

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JAN

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV JAN

Meltzer, Brad

Summary: Uses Jane Goodall's life to teach young readers to care for all living creatures.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BRD

Edison, Erin.

Summary: Highlights the life and accomplishments of the well-known English primatologist who was the first scientist to study wild chimpanzees in their natural environment.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2013

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 GOO

Magellan, Marta

Summary: "For Mireya Mayor, even as a young child whose house was filed with cats, dogs, rabbits, birds, a chicken, and a snapping turtle, nothing was quite wild enough. Older, she traded her pom-poms as a cheerleader for the National Football League for the swamps of the South American jungle. The first woman wildlife TV reporter for National Geographic, she traveled the world, but things still weren't...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: 301.92 MAG

Ottaviani, Jim

Summary: Introduces the lives and work of three eminent primatologists, sharing insights into their educations under mentor Louis Leakey while exploring their pivotal contributions to twentieth-century natural science.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Square Fish, First Second 2015

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 OTT

Robbins, Dean

Summary: "Using a unique mix of first-person narrative, hilarious comic panels, and essential facts, Dean Robbins introduces young readers to an scientific trailblazer. The second book in an exciting new nonfiction series, You Are a Star, Jane Goodall focuses on Jane's lifelong mission to understand the chimpanzees and protect the planet. Hatem Aly's spot-on comic illustrations bring this icon to life,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2023

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 GOO

Summary: When three different animals become infected with a dangerous pathogen, a primatologist and a geneticist team up to stop them from destroying Chicago.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD RAM

Galdikas, Biruté Marija Filomena.

Summary: An account of a young woman's experience in the jungles of Borneo, living with orangutans, researching their habits, and protecting them from poachers.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 1995

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.8842 GAL

Lindsey, Jennifer

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Stewart, Tabori & Chang 2000

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599 GOO

Pettit, Jayne.

Summary: A biography of the zoologist focussing on her work with the chimpanzees at the Gombe Stream Reserve in Tanzania.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: F. Watts 1999

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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB GOODALL PET

Winter, Jeanette.

Summary: A brief biography about Jane Goodall.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade Books 2011

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 590.92 WIN

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE WIN

Felix, Rebecca

Summary: "All animals deserve safety. But sometimes they are mistreated and misunderstood.Jane Goodall studies chimpanzees and works to protect their habitats. Look inside to follow Goodall on her journey to become a primate expert"--P. [4] of cover.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Super Sandcastle 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 GOO

Meltzer, Brad

Summary: Each picture book in this series is a biography of a significant historical figure, told in a simple, conversational, vivacious way, and always focusing on a character trait that makes the person a role model for kids. The heroes are depicted as children throughout, telling their life stories in first-person present tense, which keeps the books playful and accessible to young children. And each...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC 2016

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Bio I Am Goodall

Bardhan-Quallen, Sudipta.

Summary: Highlights the life and accomplishments of the well-known English primatologist who was the first scientist to study wild chimpanzees in their natural environment.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group 2008

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GOODALL, JANE BAR

Barnet, Andrea

Summary: This is the story of four visionaries who profoundly shaped the world we live in today. Together, these women showed what one person speaking truth to power can do. With a keen eye for historical detail, Andrea Barnet traces the arc of each woman's career and explores how their work collectively changed the course of history. Consummate outsiders, each prevailed against powerful and mostly male...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 BAR

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist Wom Barnet

Summary: Primatologist Davis shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent, silverback gorilla who has been in his care since birth. When a greed-fueled corporation's genetic experiment goes awry, George and other animals across the country are mutated into aggressive super creatures that rampage the city. In an adrenaline-filled ride, Davis tries to find an antidote to not only...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE RAM

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Rampage

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Ra

Gonzales, Laurence

Summary: Jenny Lowe, a primatologist studying chimpanzees, is running for her life with the child of a murdered fellow scientist after a civil war explodes. Jenny grabbing the notebooks of the primatologist who's been killed. She brings the girl to Chicago to await the discovery of her relatives. The girl is fifteen and lovely, her name is Lucy. Realizing that the child has no living relatives, Jenny...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A Knopf 2010

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GON

Bailey, R. J.

Summary: "Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce early readers to the work climate scientists do and the preparation necessary for a career in the field. Includes infographics, an activity, glossary, and index"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Jump!, Inc. 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.60 BAI