Dame Jane Morris Goodall DBE (/ˈɡʊdɔːl/; born Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall on 3 April 1934), formerly Baroness Jane van Lawick-Goodall, is an English primatologist and anthropologist. Seen as the world’s foremost expert on chimpanzees, Goodall is best known for her 60-year study of social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees since she first went to Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania in 1960, where she witnessed human-like behaviors amongst chimpanzees, including armed conflict. In April 2002, she was named a UN Messenger of Peace. Goodall is an honorary member of the World Future Council.
Books in order of publication:
Books
1969 My Friends the Wild Chimpanzees Washington, DC: National Geographic Society
1971 Innocent Killers (with H. van Lawick). Boston: Houghton Mifflin; London: Collins
1971 In the Shadow of Man Boston: Houghton Mifflin; London: Collins. Published in 48 languages
1986 The Chimpanzees of Gombe: Patterns of Behavior Boston: Bellknap Press of the Harvard University Press. Published also in Japanese and Russian. R.R. Hawkins Award for the Outstanding Technical, Scientific or Medical book of 1986, to Bellknap Press of Harvard University Press, Boston. The Wildlife Society (USA) Award for “Outstanding Publication in Wildlife Ecology and Management”
1990 Through a Window: 30 years observing the Gombe chimpanzees London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Translated into more than 15 languages. 1991 Penguin edition, UK. American Library Association “Best” list among Nine Notable Books (Nonfiction) for 1991
1991 Visions of Caliban (co-authored with Dale Peterson, PhD). Boston: Houghton Mifflin. New York Times “Notable Book” for 1993. Library Journal “Best Sci-Tech Book” for 1993
1999 Brutal Kinship (with Michael Nichols). New York: Aperture Foundation
1999 Reason For Hope; A Spiritual Journey (with Phillip Berman). New York: Warner Books, Inc. Translated into Japanese and Portuguese
2000 40 Years At Gombe New York: Stewart, Tabori, and Chang
2000 Africa In My Blood (edited by Dale Peterson). New York: Houghton Mifflin Company
2001 Beyond Innocence: An Autobiography in Letters, the later years (edited by Dale Peterson). New York: Houghton Mifflin Company
2002 The Ten Trusts: What We Must Do To Care for the Animals We Love (with Marc Bekoff). San Francisco: Harper San Francisco
2005 Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating New York: Warner Books, Inc.
2009 Hope for Animals and Their World: How Endangered Species Are Being Rescued from the Brink Grand Central Publishing
2013 Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder from the World of Plants (with Gail Hudson) Grand Central Publishing
2021 The Book of Hope, with Douglas Abrams and Gail Hudson, Viking
Children’s books
1972 Grub: The Bush Baby (with H. van Lawick). Boston: Houghton Mifflin
1988 My Life with the Chimpanzees New York: Byron Preiss Visual Publications, Inc. Translated into French, Japanese and Chinese. Parenting’s Reading-Magic Award for “Outstanding Book for Children,” 1989
1989 The Chimpanzee Family Book Saxonville, MA: Picture Book Studio; Munich: Neugebauer Press; London: Picture Book Studio. Translated into more than 15 languages, including Japanese and Swahili. The UNICEF Award for the best children’s book of 1989. Austrian state prize for best children’s book of 1990.
1989 Jane Goodall’s Animal World: Chimps New York: Macmillan
1989 Animal Family Series: Chimpanzee Family; Lion Family; Elephant Family; Zebra Family; Giraffe Family; Baboon Family; Hyena Family; Wildebeest Family Toronto: Madison Marketing Ltd
1994 With Love New York / London: North-South Books. Translated into German, French, Italian, and Japanese
1999 Dr. White (illustrated by Julie Litty). New York: North-South Books
2000 The Eagle & the Wren (illustrated by Alexander Reichstein). New York: North-South Books
2001 Chimpanzees I Love: Saving Their World and Ours New York: Scholastic Press
2002 (Foreword) “Slowly, Slowly, Slowly,” Said the Sloth by Eric Carle. Philomel Books
2004 Rickie and Henri: A True Story (with Alan Marks) Penguin Young Readers Group
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