Back matter fills in readers about Goodall's accomplishments as an adult McDonnell's concentration on her childhood fantasies carries a strong message to readers that their own dreams-even the wildly improbable ones-may be realizable, too. and observed the miracle." (The hen looks just as surprised as Jane.) Best of all is a spread that shows Jane fantasizing living like Tarzan's Jane in Africa she swings on a vine through the jungle, dressed in a sensible cardigan and a tartan skirt. ME.JANE by Patrick McDonnell & illustrated by Patrick McDonnell RELEASE DATE: ApLittle Jane Goodall and Jubilee (her toy chimpanzee) ramble outside their English country home observing everyday animal miracles and dreaming of a life in Africa, 'living with, / and helping, / all animals. hid beneath some straw, stayed very still. So she and Jubilee snuck into Grandma Nutt's chicken coop. "One day," McDonnell writes, "curious Jane wondered where eggs came from. Jane spends most of her time sitting quietly, watching living things. On the right, by contrast, McDonnell's winsome ink and watercolor drawings come across as sweetly goofy. Patrick McDonnell is the creator of The Monsters Monster, a New York Times bestseller Me.Jane, a Caldecott Honor Book and a. On the left, earnest text appears on cream-colored paper embellished with delicate vintage images of trees and animals. In this picture book biography, McDonnell (Wag!) examines Goodall's very English childhood and her unexpected wish-nurtured by early exposure to Tarzan-to live and work in Africa.
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