Jane Goodall

Another fantastic book in this wonderful series. I thoroughly enjoyed this beautifully written and illustrated book.

I love the Little People Big Dreams series and use it in my homeschool regularly. I feel that many of the reviews on NetGalley are confusing this book - made for much younger learners (I'm using it to read to my 2 year old) - with the series they are familiar with. They are not the same. I think these books are excellent for introducing a VERY YOUNG learner to a person of influence - I would have used these with my daughter during her PreK time to pique her interest about different people if they'd been around then. We love learning about Jane Goodall and this book is a great starting point.

I received an ARC through NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinions.

Wonderful board book biography of the life and mission of JG. Cute illustrations!

What a fascinating woman. Jane Goodall is an activist for chimpanzees. This quick book takes us from her love as a child to her passion as an adult. I’m afraid to go into our nearby woods with people, how strong her passion must have been to move into the jungles to study the chimpanzees.

This book is simple, easy to follow and colourful.

I loved this one! !
Not only because of its beautiful illustrations and lovely narrations.
But of the fact of the subtle social and environmental awareness!
Very good for small children to be familiar with that!

I've heard loads of good things about the Little People, Big Dreams series and was eager to pick one up, one day. Since I've always wanted to know more about Jane Goodall but never got round to it, so this little book intrigued me - and while I didn't really learn anything new, I liked this book.

The text doesnt rhyme, but it's not an invented story. The illustrations are very colourful, simplyfied but not without detail. Let's say there is enough detail that you can look longer on a page without being bored but not so much tiny things that make the pages seem overwhelming.

Jane's story starts off with her as a little child, which is a good pick-up point to get a child into the story. If you'd started with a student at university or just dropped off into the wilderness, it might not work as well. As a person who was read nonfiction as a child by their father who didn't want to read me fairytales I knew by heart, I love the idea of a series that shows different persons from different fields of work and their life and not just tell the same old story of Galileo.

I look forward to reading more of this series.

I recieved a copy of this book in exchange for a fair review.

I think this is one of the stronger board-book versions of these books that I've read. I'm still not sure why babies and toddlers would want to read biographies, but at least the pictures in this one are fun to look at and aren't too anachronistic (a trait that plagues some of the other titles in this series).

This book gives a very basic overview of Jane Goodall's life and work. I have a feeling I'd like the full version better, but for what it is, this board book is okay.

Another wonderful inspiring book to teach little people another real heroes, legends and inspirational people. These are all well told, beautifully illustrated and wonderful to read together and help raise discussions and teach. Thoroughly recommended for big and little people


Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

This wonderful board book bio of the world’s foremost expert on chimpanzees captures the imagination and heart. The text is pithy but impactful and the illustrations are beyond charming. Another winner in the Little People, BIG DREAMS series ... one every home, classroom and library should have! 5/5

Pub Date 06 Aug 2019.

Grateful to Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Children’s, and NetGalley for the review copy. Opinions are mine.

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I’m so pleased Jane Goodall found her way into this collection of books about ‘little people’ who in growing up realised big dreams.

Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara again pens simple words to capture this simple story of a young girl who grew up to do extraordinary things.

Since this is a book designed for children 4-7 years old it is the start for young readers to learn more and become inspired by true life people.
Subtitled ‘My first Jane Goodall’ you get the impression that many young minds will search for more details about this woman who achieved so much.

Some may say she grew up with a chip on her shoulder.
If you look closer you’ll see it is a chimp.

In celebration of the researcher and scientist who spent time with chimpanzees in their natural habitat. Did much to promote environmental understanding for animals and their endangerment due to constricting habitat.

I have been to the zoo today. I have seen many endangered primates, gibbons and chimpanzees. I was grateful that a young woman realised her childhood dreams and at a time Women did not travel to remote countries had the determination to study her animals at work and play.

Another fine book for children we all need to grasp and learn its message.

Another beautiful addition to this series which I love to read. Gorgeous illustrations accompany Jane Goodall's story too at the perfect level for readers of all ages.

Jane Goodall by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara is another great book of hers in this series that I am glad I got to enjoy. As an animal lover I heard all about Jane Goodall in school and this will be a fun way to teach children about this role model that stands up for what is right for nature and it’s inhabitants.

While scanning through the books on NetGalley, I stumbled across this awesome new board book series for babies and toddlers. The vibrant, yet simple, covers displaying historical women that I have grown up learning caught my eye, and it instantly drew me to dig in and see what this series is all about.

Through my reading and my post-reading research, I have learned that Little People, Big Dreams is a new series that focuses on introducing the youngest of readers to amazing, wonderful women that have influenced the world. Each book is purposely designed in order to highlight one woman who has made a difference in the world. It tells the story of that women's dream and how she was able to make her dream come true despite the biggest of obstacles.

I loved the simplicity of the design of the series, Little People, Big Dreams. The authors and illustrators who have worked on this project clearly understand their audience, and they have made each of the books reflect exactly what they want their youngest of readers to be exposed to. Designed for babies and toddlers, Little People, Big Dreams uses simple text and engaging pictures to tell the story of each woman in a kid-friendly manner.

Often times, my biggest complaint with board books is that they lack plots or messages. Even though board books are purposely designed for babies and toddlers, I absolutely believe they still need to be strong examples of books that contain both strong plots and messages. All age levels of children need to have access to great texts.

I loved how Little People, Big Dreams designed their biography series for baby and preschool readers. There are not many nonfiction book series out there. This series is absolutely helping to pave the way to push the norm for what we typically think of when we think of baby books. Little People, Big Dreams series is a positive example of how even our youngest of readers can read and learn from awesome books!

You and your littlest reader will love curling up and reading all about Jane Goodall within one of the newest biographies to enter the Little People, Big Dreams series. You, along with your baby, will love learning how Jane's passion for animals started with a toy given to her by her father. From there, you will both read on and learn how Jane Goodall has become known for her scientific research about chimpanzees.

I can't praise the idea behind this book enough. The sentences are short and simple, but complete. The illustrations are lovely. My 9 month old son would be able to engage with this story. But it taught me about Jane Goodall! I love, love, love that my little ones can read books like this, be entertained and cuddled and loved and sincerely educated beyond the basic early literacy components. I'll be looking to pickup some more of these!

4★
"She gave every chimpanzee a name.
Like Flo, Flint, Fifi and Gigi."

The names of the chimps must be nearly as well known as the woman who studied them for so many years, Dame Jane Morris Goodall, DBE. She's so familiar to us that we think nothing of referring to her as just Jane.

This is a basic children's board book adapted for very small children, to introduce them to her world of chimpanzees and the natural world that belongs to us all but which we aren't doing such a great job of looking after.

My Goodreads review includes an illustration with the caption: Like many children, Jane had a favourite soft toy, a chimpanzee.

Many kids grow up thinking vaguely they'd like to work with animals, but Jane took it a step further.

My Goodreads review includes an illustration with the caption: Jane dreamed of wild chimpanzees in the jungle.

And you know what? She didn't outgrow her desire. She found a job working in the jungles of Africa!

My Goodreads review includes an illustration with the caption: Jane studying the chimps who are studying her

She studied them for forty years and discovered things scientists found hard to believe.

My Goodreads review includes an illustration with the caption: Jane discovers chimpanzees making tools.

As their habitat is disappearing, she has been making the world aware of how precious these communities of wild animals are and how we must work to save them.

My Goodreads review includes an illustration with the caption: Jane is grey-haired now but is still holding a small chimp and speaking to the public about them.

Because this is an introductory picture book, I have taken the liberty of filling in a few blanks, as I would like to hope an adult might do when reading this with a child. If they don't, perhaps they will be inspired to look her up, if nothing else.

While it states that she discovered chimps make tools, it doesn't say that until then, it was accepted that only humans were capable of that. Since then, we've found many other animals are using and fashioning tools, and we're not quite as exceptional as we'd like to think. Although that's a concept beyond the intended audience (toddlers, I guess), it doesn't hurt to start early!

Something that isn't mentioned (no reason in such a simple book, but it's interesting) is that she has a level of face-blindness (prosopagnosia) which makes it difficult for her to recognise people and chimpanzees until she knows them well. Fortunately, she came to know her jungle family so well that she wrote books about them with wonderful photographs so that we could tell them apart easily.

I hope this basic beginner story will set a few curious kids off on their own journeys of discovery. Who knows where our next explorer will find inspiration?

Thanks to NetGalley and Frances Lincoln Children's Books for the preview copy from which I've shared some pictures. It's nice to see they're starting with the very earliest readers in their Little People BIG DREAMS series.

A good addition to a great series. There's only so much each one can include, so it's fun to see what events and aspects the author chooses to highlight Goodall. Glad each book also includes a summarized bio with photographs at the back.

This is another brilliant addition to this series – even as an adult I look out for the next book in the series being released. I love the images in this series and this is a delightful introduction to Jane Goodall, a lady who fascinated me as a child!

They are excellent introductions to some of the well-known, and less well-known, characters that have had a great impact in our lives through a variety of subjects such as literature, women’s rights and science. Jane is an inspiration to me and her story should be shared with children to show what she managed to achieve in what was predominately a male field at that time.

5 stars from me for this one – a delightful read and one I will be highly recommending!!

Children love animals. Jane loves animals, especially chimpanzees. A well-written children's book on Jane Goodall's life can only be a success! Another great title from the Little People, Big Dreams series!
I like that the book emphasizes her role in preserving the natural habitat. Children of today should be well aware of this message!
Thank you to Net Galley and Frances Lincoln Children's Books for providing me with an e-book copy in exchange for my honest review!

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. Thank you NetGalley!
awesome kids book.
we loved the illustrations.
the story was unique & easy to read!

Another beautiful addition to the family.
This little book narrates the life of Jane Goodal,an English anthropologist.

Jane travelled to Tanzania at the age of 26 to discover the world of chimpanzees and to study them in their habitat.

I did not know the story of Jane and her foundation and thanks to Maria Isabel Sanchez Vergara’s lovely illustrations,I started to research information, eager to know more.

Perfect choice of a role model for another ‘Little people,big dreams’ book. I particularly loved the emphasis on the colour green and the link to the love towards animals and the nature,given the times we are living.

A recommended read to enjoy with the children (and the big ones)!
Thanks to Quarto and to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange of an honest review.

I love these picture book introductions to famous women of history.

And I espcially love that I learned things about Jane Goodall that I didn't know before.

Little things, such as she received a stuffed monkey as a child, and that was the start of her being interested in chimps and apes

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Or that the professor that she worked with in Africa was Louis Leakey, the man who discovered Lucy, one of the most improtant fossil finds on ancient human kind.

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Great little book, and a good introduction to the work that Jane Goodall did to get she is. I recommend this book for home and classroom.

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Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

Jane Goodall is a magnificent woman and this books is such a good start of her story! This board book is a short and sweet bio on Jane Goodall, one of the world's best chimpanzee experts. This book captures the feeling of adventure and inspiration that encourage Jane on, and it also captures the heart. The illustrations are wonderfully simple and perfectly illustrate the story. Another great addition to the Little People, Big Dreams series!
Thank you again to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC for an hones review! :)

I must say that this is a super cute book! I love the beautiful colors and the information that this book give but I did feel like I wanted more about Jane Goodall. I wanted to know more. Hopefully it wasn't an error in downloading but I was slightly disappointed. The pictures and illustrations were beautiful though.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to get to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

'Jane Goodall' by Ma Isabel Sanchez Vegara with illustrations by Beatrice Cerocchi is part of the Little People, Big Dreams series. This series continues to be such a great series of inspiring books for young readers.

When Jane Goodall was little, her father gave her a stuffed chimpanzee, which she named Jubilee. Sometimes a simple thing like a favorite toy can impact a life. Maybe this on did as well. Jane's love of animals caused her to save up for a trip to Africa. She got jobs that eventually led in to what she is most famous for.

One of the things I love about this series, besides the amazing, inspiring stories, is that every volume features a different artist. This time around Beatrice Cerocchi is featured, and her colorful, full-page illustrations are colorful and fun.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Quarto Publishing Group-Frances Lincoln Childrens, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is a lovely, easy to read text which introduces children to the life and work of Jane Goodall. I can see myself using this as part of a small group reading session as it will give plenty of opportunity for discussion and would make an excellent starting point for children to then do their own research.

This was the one I was most excited to be able to review. This look into an iconic figure not only ventures into the animal kingdom and will hopefully inspire young readers to conserve and protect, it demonstrates that a professional future is possible without higher education.
To have this edition with is aimed at children with younger reading ages is uplifting. It will provide the groundwork for the understanding of Goodall’s work.

Again I say, I LOVE this series of books. Love, love, love! It should go without saying that I am especially besotted with the editions about women I have a great deal of respect for, and Jane Goodall is certainly one of those.

Through this wonderfully illustrated picture book, we learn about how Jane Goodall came to be the world’s most famous conservationist. From a small child, given a chimpanzee stuffed animal as a one-year-old, she seemed destined to a future involving animals. Gifted with a strong and consistent focus, her parents encouraged her to pursue her dreams, and despite not being able to pursue college, she found another way to achieve her dreams of working with animals, and after years working with chimpanzees in the wild, she was eventually able to complete her Ph.d. in Animal Studies at Cambridge University.

What a wonderful story! It exemplifies what is possible if we are flexible in the pursuit of our dreams (there is always more than one way!). It exposes young minds to the magic of nature and to the importance of animal study and conservation. And once again, the series introduces the profile of a strong, smart, independent woman who carved out the life she wanted.

Cute simple little intro book, i felt this one was much more vague than other books from this series however.

This board book is the first I’ve read from the Little People, BIG DREAMS series and it is just wonderful. With the use of a simple story and evocative illustrations, we readers are brought into the center of Jane Goodall’s life and her life long love affair with the world of chimpanzees. While this book introduces a young reader to the ideas of communicating with and learning from another species and also teaching others how to save chimpanzees by helping the environment, it also shows how one woman learned how to follow her dream.

The art work is well done, communicates well what is happening and should resonate with a young audience. I do want to get this for my grandniece!

I definitely recommend this book for young readers in your life.

A copy of this book was provided by the publisher through NetGalley in return for an honest review.

My First Jane Goodall is a new young reader book in the series Little People, Big Dreams. Written by Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara and illustrated by Beatrice Cerocchi, it's due out 6th Aug, 2019 from Quarto publishing on their Frances Lincoln imprint. Aimed at the youngest readers, it's 24 pages, perfect for a storytime or read-to-me read. It's available as a boardbook.

I really love that this book shows young Lucy working for her dreams and gives background about her early life. Bonus points for a cameo from Louis Leakey on pages 8-9. <3

The book (and the series) is very high quality and the art by Beatrice Cerocchi is lovely and expressive (without being fussy). These boardbooks in the 'my first' series have made really well received shower gifts for my friends and colleagues who are expecting or have new babies.

Five stars, really well done.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes

I've heard a lot about Jane Goodall, so it was nice to see her in this book series. The illustrations are beautiful and I also liked the topic of social and environmental awareness.

Jane Goodall is a board book - a hard-page book for very young readers - that introduces children to the primatologist and anthologist who has dedicated her life to learning, and educating the world, about chimpanzees and animal welfare issues.

Filled with vibrant, whimsical illustrations combined with simple text, young readers can easily access the story of Jane's life. From her early childhood and the inspiration behind her dreams, to her lifelong work in wildlife and environmental conservation efforts.

This is a text that is perfect for sharing with children or letting them explore on their own. Through exploring the lives of real people, young children can begin to understand that their own dreams are achievable, and this series is beautiful for that.

This eARC did not include the cover or back so I do not feel I am evaluating the entire book. That being said I liked this a bit better than the first Little People, Big Dreams book I reviewed. The art is a little more detailed in this book, although Jane looks somewhat generic. The story has a bit of nuance to it, which is great. The part that really made me go "huh?" was skipping from young Jane liking chimps and sleeping in trees to ... getting on a boat to go to "Africa." No education to help her prepare or anything? Just hopped on a boat. Ok. And went to "Africa" which is of course a small country and not a giant continent and chimpanzees live throughout the entire place because it doesn't consist of a really ginormous set of varying ecosystems or anything. That alone would be enough to make me not buy the book, and if someone gave it to me I'd have to cross out the word Africa and research what country Jane originally went to and fill it in myself instead. And then I'd have to explain to my 3-year-old why SOMETIMES Mama gets to write in books but no she is not allowed to do so, so it would really be more of a hassle than it's worth. Moral of the story: please don't treat Africa like a monolithic location. I bet Jane Goodall doesn't.

Jane Goodall recently met with Prince Harry in England to discuss issues of conservation. She is someone quite inspirational. Now, the youngest children can learn about her and her accomplishments in this board book. Young listeners will find out how much Jane loved animals, observed, named and studied them and fought for their habitats. This book will encourage young listeners to think about the natural world and its importance to all of us.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this book in exchange for an honest review. It is part of a wonderful series.

Kids who love animals will enjoy the story and pictures of Jane, the woman who studied chimpanzees. The illustrations are amazing and the story is succinct and effective for this short non-fiction book.

This small biography for children does a really great job in depicting the most important moments in the life of Jane Goodall and actually draws quite a complete picture. That it also raises awareness for our environment is a nice side-effect. I'm sure even the little ones will get Jane's important message.

Besides all that, I now know firstly how to spell her last name correctly and secondly that she is NOT the one that movie from the 80s starring Sigourney Weaver is about. And that our planet needs more people like her, especially right now!

This entire series is really quite fun. I enjoyed this one as well. It offers a simple text with strong illustrations and is interesting enough for adults reading it many times over.

I received an arc from NetGalley for an honest review. I love this series of biographies for young readers about important people from the past like Jane Goodall.

I always love the drawings in Little People, Big Dreams. I always like the covers of this series of books because it has all the things they like.

Nathan, age 9

This is an excellent series. The people written about in the series aren't your run of the mill children's biography subjects. But they are all intriguing people and make for interesting reading. The illustrations are going to appeal to the kids as well. These books are a good way to broaden their horizons.

With a picture book loving toddler, Little People Big Dreams is one of the most popular non fiction series at home. Jane Goodall's inquisitive nature and her love for the animals is captured in a wonderful manner, easily understandable to the children.

If you have an above three years old who loves to know more about things, get them this series and watch them get fascinated by the inspiring lives of likes of Jane Goodall.. A perfect primer for further readings in to Great Lives.

This is a sweet little children’s book focused on Jane Goodall, a conservationist known as the world’s leading expert on chimpanzees.

This book displays Jane’s passion for animals—especially chimpanzees—throughout her life. Born and raised in London, Jane bravely left for Africa in her early-20s, which led to her living in an African jungle for 40 years where she studied and befriended a chimp family. Jane went on to encourage the world to protect the wildlife she loved so dearly.

Through charming illustrations and easy to understand language, the story in this book can inspire young children to bravely follow their dreams and passions in life.

I absolutely adore this series, it covers the accomplishments of important ladies in a simple and accessible format for children! jane Goodall is a fave anyway but this definitely is a cutesy cover of her life story

The ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The ‘My First Little People, Big Dreams’ series provides informative and inspirational biographies about people who left a mark on this earth, no matter what difficulties they have encountered.
These stories are very short, but that’s because they’re books for children, so it’s totally understandable.
I think they are a very smart and wonderful way to introduce little children to such important figures.
This one is about Jane Goodall, an English primatologist, anthropologist and the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees. Her story is really insteresting and inspirational.

I love this series - and I am so thrilled that “Jane Goodall” was added! It’s a wonderful, child friendly, condensed biography that can inspire young girls and boys to pursue their dreams.
Charming illustrations, too! I look forward to adding this title to our growing collection of biographies!

I received an e-arc from net for review

I love this series, it's always a joy to read about someone who I may a lot, a bit or nothing at all. The art style is pleasing to look at, these are books would be a great addition to many elementary classrooms.

This is the best series of books and I want them all for my two girls! Information and education along with inspiring stories and beautiful art. The perfect combination for curious girls.