Jane Goodall, at twenty-six years of age, was a young woman, headstrong, fulfilling her dream of living in an African wilderness. Jane spent her days exploring with the chimpanzees, animals she cared about, passionately. Goodall would emerge just a few years later to become one of the most recognized and influential scientists of the modern world, making breakthroughs and meaningful connections with chimpanzees, changing our understanding of our closest living relatives and science itself. Goodall, through hard work, acute observation, and her passion for animals she had loved since she was child, made scientific discoveries thought impossible by more experienced field observers, despite having no formal training. Chimps eat meat, use tools, and laugh. And they are more like us than we ever realized. Goodall's groundbreaking studies and the eccentric personalities of Gombe's chimpanzees captured the attention of people around the world, and the apes shaped Jane's life personally. Goodall began fighting to protect the environment, tirelessly, so that chimpanzees and other animals will continue to have a place and a future on our planet. Goodall, now in her eighties, continues to spread her messages of conservation, peace, exploration, and discovery around the globe. Explore the life and extraordinary legacy of one young woman who ventured into the wild and changed the world. -- Provided by publisher, taken from cover.