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The Watcher Criteria

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In the selection of bibliographies for classroom use, there are multiple criteria to keep in mind. According to Essentials, good selections include a person of interest to children, portrayal of a human with strengths and faults, and the depth of coverage are just a few (p. 170). One of the reasons I chose The Watcher was that it followed much of this listed criteria, and I felt it would be an excellent addition to a classroom collection. Jane Goodall is a primatologist woking with chimpanzees in the forests of Africa, a profession and animal that I feel would be of interest to children. In the book, she is not idealized but rather presented as an individual with strengths and weaknesses. Falling ill with malaria at one point and considering

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