In this autobiography, Jane Goodall provides a personal narrative of her journey from a childhood fascination with animals to her groundbreaking work with chimpanzees in Africa. After travelling to Africa, and without any prior degrees or experience, Jane is given the life-changing opportunity to observe and study chimpanzees. In this captivating memoir, Jane details her experiences living with and closely observing chimpanzees. Her groundbreaking discoveries arose from a patient and persevering approach to befriending the chimpanzees. Older readers will be fascinated with her findings and will enjoy her anecdotes and details about individual chimpanzees that she befriended. A simple but engaging introduction to the life of this remarkable primatologist, this work is best suited for older elementary or middle grade readers.