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Jane Goodall
A beloved middle-grade/young adult book
Doctor Doolittle
Hugh Lofting
Animal fantasy
This book "and Tarzan of the Apes inspired me to understand what animals were trying to tell us."
"They instilled within me an equally strong determination to travel to Africa, live with animals, and write books about them."
13 Top Scientists' Favorite Books and Movies by Jacqueline Howard and Eliza Sankar-Gorton, Huffpost 9/6/15
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