STEM trailblazer BIOS ANIMAL SCIENTIST AND ACTIVIST JANE GOODALL DOUGLAS HUSTAD Lerner Publications
Chapter 1 AN EARLY LOVE OF ANIMALS Jane's passion for working with chimps stemmed from an early love of all animals Jane Goodall has been fascinated by animals her entire life Even before she could walk she wanted to observe and learn about them When she was one year old her father bought her a stuffed chimpanzee Family friends believed the
toy would scare young Jane But instead it was the start of a lifelong bond with animals Jane named her stuffed animal Jubilee and the chimp still sits on her dresser Jane has always been ready and willing to travel to the ends of the earth to see animals When she was a little girl in England the first step she took toward studying animals was venturing from her family's farm to the henhouse One time she watched one of the hens lay an egg for hours She was gone so long her family was worried They even called the police But Jane was safe and sound She was utterly fascinated by the miracle of life Her parents were not upset with her Instead they listened intently as she retold the tale DREAMING OF AFRICA Jane had wanted to go to Africa ever since reading about it in her favorite books She wanted to live with animals similar to the character in Tarzan She loved stories about Dr Doolittle a fictional doctor who talked to animals in Africa Walking and talking with the animals seemed like an impossible fantasy but Jane was determined to make it happen Her mother told her that she could do whatever she put her mind to Jane finished high school in 1952 Unfortunately her family could not afford to send her to college But she kept studying
