Play Book Tag discussion

4.5 stars

This was originally written in 1990, 30 years after Jane Goodall went to Gombe National Park in Tanzania to study chimpanzees My edition was published in 2010, so there is even extra info with a preface and an afterword written by Jane in 2009. This continues/updates her first book on the chimps of Gombe, In the Shadow of Man.

I read In the Shadow of Man a number of years ago, but I loved revisiting the same chimps and their offspring, and following them later in the their lives! Jane is also an adamant activist/conservationist, so at the end of the book, after all the extra chimp information and updates (which really is the bulk of the book), she writes a little bit about human-raised chimps, chimps used in experiments, chimps losing their habitat, etc. There are a number of photos of the chimps included, as well. Overall, I really really enjoyed reading this!

I think Jane Goodall is one of the people I admire most in the world. I heard her speak at a book festival years ago. She was very soft spoken but so articulate and dignified. I bought 50 Years at Gombe at my local used bookstore recently. Haven't read it through yet, but the photographs are great.

Oooh, thanks for the recommendation! I'll add it, as well.

I love her, as well. I did see her speak once, but for some reason, she didn't impress me, speaking, as much as I thought she would. I don't even know why.