McDonnell, P. (2011). Me... Jane. New York: Little,
Brown.
The younger reader will
definitely take to this factual story about Jane Goodall and the way she gives
her dreams of going to Africa and working with chimpanzees flight. The
illustrations and simply written inserts cater to the simple development of the
story. The images convey the dreams of a young Jane. McDonnell’s
composition of the short facts and meaningful images portray a story that gives
hope to the young readers. The final images bring Jane’s seemingly fictitious
dreams into reality. McDonnell includes a photograph of Jane as an
adult with chimpanzees. It’s the story of a dream that comes full
circle for younger readers. This story incites the dreams of
youngsters.
Teachers can use this as a
biographical piece or to introduce a unit on career goals. It can also be
used to teach caring for animals or to work on the most basic of
research skills on a mobile device.
Parents can also use this to
cultivate the idea of goals and dreaming of something bigger in the future. This
can also be used in conjunction with Primates.
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