Jane Goodall
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Language
English
Description
At a meeting in 1962, a young woman turned the scientific community upside down with the announcement that chimpanzees make tools in the wild. Jane Goodall's discovery was the beginning of thirty years of patient and intimate primate observation in the wilds of Kenya, years that redefined what it is to be a human being.
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Language
English
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The Vienna Boys Choir alongside narrator Dr. Jane Goodall present a gripping, deeply emotional, and stunning mix of holiday and herding music from Ireland, Laponia, Kenya, Norway, Palestine, and Austria - a haunting blend of classical arias and motets: 22 pieces of inspiring music selected. Five years in the making, the stunning photography and visual enhancements create a mesmerizing tapestry of color and images.
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Language
English
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"Looking at the headlines--the worsening climate crisis, a global pandemic, loss of biodiversity, political upheaval--it can be hard to feel optimistic. And yet hope has never been more desperately needed. In this urgent book, Jane Goodall, the world's most famous living naturalist, and Douglas Abrams, the internationally bestselling co-author of The Book of Joy, explore through intimate and thought-provoking dialogue one of the most sought after...
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Language
English
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Description
From the time she was a girl, Jane Goodall dreamed of a life spent working with animals. Finally she had her wish. When she was twenty-six years old, she ventured into the forests of Africa to observe chimpanzees in the wild. On her expeditions she braved the dangers with leopards and lions in the African bush. And she got to know an amazing group of wild chimpanzees—intelligent animals whose lives, in work and play and family relationships, bear...
5) Pangolina
Author
Lexile measure
AD 780L
Language
English
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Description
Captured by cruel hunters because her scales are believed to have curative powers, Pangolina is saved by a small girl and her mother who buy her and set her free.
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Language
English
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"An all-encompassing and fun reference from an award-winning scientist and dog lover … Dr. Marc Bekoff is an expert at turning cutting-edge science into practical, reader-friendly information. The encyclopedic entries in this book cover everything related to dog care, dog-human relationships, and dog behavior, cognition, and emotions, making this the accessible book that every dog lover should have. In concise, readable A-through-Z entries, Bekoff...
Publisher
Neon
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (115 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
A true, stranger–than–fiction, adventure of eight visionaries who in 1991 spent 2 years quarantined inside of a self–engineered biodome called BIOSPHERE 2. The experiment was a phenomenon, chronicling daily existence in the face of life threatening ecological disaster. The bizarre story is both a cautionary tale and a hopeful lesson of how a small group of dreamers could reimagine a new world.
Author
Publisher
Minedition/Penguin
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
When her human guardian goes on a business trip, Ricki, an orphaned chimpanzee infant, adopts Henri, a shaggy dog, as her "mother." This true story includes a postscript from Dr.Jane Goodall about her Tchimpounga Sanctuary in the Congo Republic, where Rickie still lives today.
9) Wild Daze
Publisher
Cinedigm
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (103 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Featuring conservation experts ranging from Dr. Jane Goodall to wildlife trophy hunters, WILD DAZE explores the relationship between international crime cartels, child soldiers, colluding government officials, and the illegal wildlife trade.
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Language
English
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Description
At a time when we are confronted with bad news about the environment nearly every day, renowned scientist Jane Goodall brings us inspiring news about the future of the animal kingdom. With the insatiable curiosity and conversational prose that have made her a bestselling author, Goodall--along with Cincinnati Zoo Director Thane Maynard--shares fascinating survival stories about the American crocodile, the California condor, the black-footed ferret...
18) With love
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Publisher
North-South Books
Pub. Date
1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A collection of stories based on the author's experiences with chimpanzees in Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania over a period of almost forty years.
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 370 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Renowned naturalist and bestselling author Jane Goodall examines the critical role that trees and plants play in our world"--Provided by the publisher.
20) Dr. White
Author
Publisher
North-South Books
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
Every day, a small white dog goes to the hospital to visit sick children and help them recover.