Publisher's Synopsis
With lots of sensitivity and a dose of humor, award-winning illustrator Patrick McDonnell tells the story of Jane, an English girl born into a poor family. Her dream is to go to Africa to see the animals she's seen in books. She uses her imagination to travel there accompanied by a kind monkey-but she never imagined her dream would come true. This girl is Jane Goodall, one of the most famous and beloved women in science. A naturalist, activist, and primatologist, she has devoted her life to studying African chimpanzees and promoting respect for nature.