As the young Jane observes the natural world around her with wonder, she dreams of "a life living with and helping all animals," until one day she finds that her dream has come true. This one, however, is just too good to not keep a record of on here. (Also for the tiny subtle look of shock on her face after she has hidden in the henhouse to observe where eggs come from. PERFECTLY. (I read it on 3/2/11 and reread it on 8/21/11. They figure out where eggs come from. Before reading, ask students if they have ever heard of Dr. Goodall. Welcome back. Synopsis It looks like we don't have a Synopsis for this title yet. In his signature sweet-and-simple illustrative style, Patrick McDonnell tells the story Jane dreams of living in Africa and pursuing her love for animals. Just click the "Edit page" button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the Plot Summary submission guide. Start by marking “Me...Jane” as Want to Read: Error rating book. However, knowing so many people had fallen in love with this, I ma. Patrick McDonnell tells the story of the young Jane Goodall and her special childhood toy chimpanzee named Jubilee. I cannot wait to see it if it is better than this one!) Me...Jane. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Just click the "Edit page" button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the Synopsis submission guide. The story gives some light… To me it's a lot like my astrological sign. "I'm not interested in being some poster girl for women's rights,'' says Lt. Jordan O'Neil, played by Demi Moore in "G.I. Lisa (not getting friends updates) Vegan, The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps, September 2017- Caldecott Honors 2008-2012, 20 Children's Books With Strong Female Characters. But I am breaking my own rule (not an uncommon occurrence, come to think of it) to give this one 5 because it is THAT GOOD! Also, it's a sublime combination of McDonnell's winsome and whimsical artwork, and facsimiles of classical scientific art of birds and animals, while also featuring some of Jane's own artwork (I especially loved the spread of her childhood sketches and information from the "Alligator Society" she formed) and photographs from her chil. Here is where I think the play between the art style and the photos works well, because it is a little shock to come out of the dreamy childhood to the photo and the proof that she managed to achieve her goals as an adult. Adler’s specialty is synthesizing a person into 32 or 40 odd pages. Me-- Jane (Book) : McDonnell, Patrick : Holding her stuffed toy chimpanzee, young Jane Goodall observes nature, reads Tarzan books, and dreams of living in Africa and helping animals. Jane dreams of living in Africa and pursuing her love for animals. Also, it's a sublime combination of McDonnell's winsome and whimsical artwork, and facsimiles of classical scientific art of birds and animals, while also featuring some of Jane's own artwork (I especially loved the spread of her childhood sketches and information from the "Alligator Society" she formed) and photographs from her childhood (the one of young Jane holding her best friend, the chimpanzee stuffed animal she received as a toddler, is so precious!) It was a great surprise to find out this was about Jane Goodall. Theirs is not an easy lot. It just exudes warmth and love and inspiration! I loved this book. Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. I don't just love this book because it's about another Jane. While the book itself is easy enough for the youngest picture book readers to enjoy, older children (and adults) will further appreciate the back matter with more information on Jane's life and a note from Jane herself talking about the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) and the "Roots and Shoots" organization that helps children everywhere do something good for nature and wildlife. As the young Jane observes the natural world around her with wonder, she dreams of "a life living with and helping all animals," until one day she finds that her dream has come true. Famous people do not necessarily arise out of interesting, cheerful childhoods, after all. Jane is based on the book Me . They watch the squirrels, birds and spiders. ), Pity the picture book biographer. Simple and elegant and joyous and beautiful. Great for virtual learning! Seems to me that if you want to introduce a six-year-old to a famous person there are two ways of going about it. Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Picture Books (2011). She dreams of one day being just like Jane from the story and living in Africa studying animals. A must-have for all lovers of Jane Goodall or for children who love animals and the great outdoors. Accompanied by Jubilee, her stuffed chimpanzee, Jane observes squirrels, shells, leaves and birds, and even hides in the hay to see an egg being laid. At first Patrick McDonnell's light touch with a pen, which I still associate with the comics page, didn't seem able to carry the nice heft of the written content, especially when juxtaposed with the real photos and juvenilia that he includes. The first way is the David Adler method. _Me . Me…Jane the text lends itself to Jane’s life as a naturalist—a person who studies plants, animals, and their environment—because it fits neatly with the content of this book. I would use this book in the classroom to learn about Jane Goodall or introduce a unit on animals or a class pet. Not a biography but a beautiful, magical, utterly charming imagining of Jane Goodall as a child. She feels all of her successes at Lowood have now been destroyed by Brocklehurst's unfair accusations. I adore Jane and missed her thrice lecturing. The story begins in Jane’s childhood where she is accompanied by her special chimpanzee toy, Jubilee, on her adventures. Along the way he has to boil down a human life into as pure and simple a telling as possible. McDonnell distills story elements, such as Jane's observation of how eggs come from a chicken, into a few sentences that retain the charm of the full story. The difference, you ask? by Patrick McDonnell, Little Brown & Co. (2011). The first way is the David Adler method. Jane dreamed about a life where she could study animals, learn about them, and watch them up close. The art is perfect, incorporating Victorian animal illustrations, a sweet, almost cartoonish style, and memorabilia from Goodall. To see what your friends thought of this book. Everything about this book is perfect. Me-- Jane (Book) : McDonnell, Patrick : Holding her stuffed toy chimpanzee, young Jane Goodall observes nature, reads Tarzan books, and dreams of living in Africa and helping animals. focuses entirely on Goodall’s childhood. This is the story of Jane Goodall's life... well, the part that really matters to. Students can relate to this story by setting goals and dreams for themselves to work towards, expressing what they care about, and how to care for wildlife around them. At first Patrick McDonnell's light touch with a pen, which I still associate with the comics page, didn't seem able to carry the nice heft of the written content, especially when juxtaposed with the real photos and juvenilia that he includes. . Summary: Jane Goodall is one of the most important advocates for chimpanzees and an amazing primatologist and anthropologist. Includes biographical information on the prominent zoologist. Sometimes this method works well, and sometimes it doesn’t, bu. The result, Young Animal Lovers / Children Who Dream of Adventure, In this delightful picture-book biography, Patrick McDonnell presents the story of celebrated primatologist Jane Goodall's childhood, when she explored and observed the natural world around her, with her stuffed chimpanzee Jubilee in tow. I'm still not completely sure that they do. I read a looooooot of picture books for work, and I rarely add them to my goodreads account because it would put me at my goal for the year in like a week, and I also have another document at work where I keep track of good picture books. I had to spend a long time with this one, but I am now officially on board. My daughter poured over the double-spread page showing some of the games and activities Jane created for her childhood animal club, and re-created some of the activities to do with her own friends. s Goodall's very English childhood and her unexpected wish—nurtured by early exposure to Tarzan—to live and This biographical picturebook was awarded the 2012 Caldecott Honor and was named one of the New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books in 2011. This little picture book opened up a whole new world to my nine year old daughter. Wonderful photos and drawings. I believe the illustrations throughout this story are very simplistic in nature and slightly childish in a way the appeals to young readers. . At five o'clock, school is dismissed for tea. Even the font, Caslon Book, has a delicate elegance that enhances the appearance of the book. I have always had a love for Jane Goodall and this story allowed me to share a passion of wildlife. Taglines Unlike the other recent book, This is a story about Jane Goodall as a young girl and her stuff animal chimpanzee, Jubilee. This is a story about Jane Goodall as a young girl and her stuff animal chimpanzee, Jubilee. Along the way he has to boil down a human life into as pure and simple a telling as possible. Summary. He doesn't try to give us the entire life of Jane Goodall, just a glimpse at a child who was fascinated by animals and nature and Africa and how that lead to the adult she became. Includes biographical information on the prominent zoologist. Me...Jane - Patrick McDonnell  For such a brief book, McDonnell has done a marvelous thing. | There is a message from Goodall and an author's note about her work. Me Macho, You Jane Dagoberto Gilb I've been accused of suffering from involuntary macho spasms most of my life. I felt they were so strong that they didn't pair up well with the art. Yet another book I hope gets some attention. In 1994 McDonnell created the comic strip MUTTS which now appears in over 700 newspapers and 20 countries. Mrs. Reed hates Jane and allows her son John to torment the girl. The latter is picture book through and through – minimal text, basic vocab, simple story. I think this is an important aspect because it is a story of Jane at a young age and. She takes her toy chimpanzee Jubilee with her on all of her adventures. Then there’s method #2: You take your subject and select just a moment from their life. Jane is a girl who loves to be outside watching the animals. The spell she has been under dissolves and Jane collapses on the floor in grief. I felt they were so strong that they didn't pair up well with the art. Refresh and try again. such an endearing story, and fantastic introduction into the early life of this acclaimed woman. Okay, I normally NEVER give anything 5 stars aside from classics that have been around for years and years. A delightful retelling of Jane Goodall's childhood for the early-elementary set. fans of Jane Goodall &/or nature &/or biographies; naturalists; everyone who dreams big. It has filled my daughter with an enthusiasm that her dreams can come true, and deepened her passion for helping any living creature that might need her attention. Can we please start giving it awards? Descriptive Annotation: “Me…Jane” is the life of a little girl that grew up to be Jane Goodall. This one picks up the slack and lives up to the Caldecott standard. The combination of historical woodcuts, McDonnell's appealing drawings, and the occasional photograph will interest children and charm adults. builDinG bAckGrounD Predicting the Past Me…Jane is a brief introduction to Dr. Jane Goodall as a child. This book is also available under the title Yo, Jane. Pity the picture book biographer. I expect the child who is like Goodall (albeit with pandas and China) will really love it. And I realized how perfectly paced and sequenced this narrative is. It looks like we don't have a Synopsis for this title yet. Adorable and engaging illustrations, and an interesting account of a young girl’s/women’s life: Although I actually have not been able to totally enjoy the rather carton- like accompanying illustrations of Patrick McDonnell's, Jeez, the moment when you turn the page and she has grown up and gone to Africa and it's that famous picture of her greeting the baby chimpanzee with the back of her hand... took my breath away. Jane_, scenes from the early life of the inspiring naturalist and activist Jane Goodall, just won a Caldecott honor award for one of the most distinguished picture books published in 2011. Biographies of famous people that limit their focus almost entirely to their subjects’ childhoods are actually kind of rare. Genre/Format: Biography/Picture Book. She was given a stuffed animal little monkey that she did everything with and she dreamed of going to Africa one day and helping the animals. Not a typical children's biography, this eschews dull details in favor of highlights from Goodall's life, like her interest in the Tarzan books, which seemed to show that a young woman could actually live among animals in the jungles of Africa. In a beautifully designed book illustrated with watercolors and India ink, McDonnell has enriched the drawings with drawings made by Goodall herself, as well as a funny drawing about her time in the Gombe Stream Game Reserve, and exquisite ornamental engravings from the nineteenth and early twentieth century. For me, it is a practically perfect offering with just the right amount of information, just the right amount of storytelling. Be the first to contribute! I had to spend a long time with this one, but I am now officially on board. Very few got the huevos for that! _Me . The Lexile number is AD740 (so, read aloud to young children.) ), A picture book biography of Jane Goodall that shows that dreams. The former is a fairly detailed bio with illustrations added – usually resulting in a book most appropriate for older audiences. Students may need additional support for the last pages of the book. “The idea of bringing Me...Jane to the stage is very exciting. This is one not to be missed! The narrative and illustrations blend together perfectly, and make this a book that can work with children of all ages. He’s the fellow behind all those “A Picture Book of” books. I can't say enough about this unassuming but powerful treasure of a book. I cannot wait to see it if it is better than this one!) Like all nineteenth-century orphans, her situation pretty much sucks. An absolute jewel! Title: Me... Jane. Which is to say, you give them breadth and depth and meaning, then do the whole summary of who they actually were in the Endnotes. 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