Earth heroes : champions of the wilderness
Introduction: Who's a hero? What's a wilderness?
Henry David Thoreau 1817-1862 : sage of Walden
John Muir 1838-1914 : speaker for the wilderness
Theodore Roosevelt 1858-1919 : the conservation president
Aldo Leopold 1887-1948 : father of forest wilderness conservation
Richard St. Barbe Baker 1889-1982 : man of the trees
Margaret Murie 1902-2003 : grandmother of the conservation movement
David Suzuki 1936-present : environmental activist
Wangari Maathai 1940-present : tree mother of Africa
Conclusion: Become a hero!
Henry David Thoreau 1817-1862 : sage of Walden
John Muir 1838-1914 : speaker for the wilderness
Theodore Roosevelt 1858-1919 : the conservation president
Aldo Leopold 1887-1948 : father of forest wilderness conservation
Richard St. Barbe Baker 1889-1982 : man of the trees
Margaret Murie 1902-2003 : grandmother of the conservation movement
David Suzuki 1936-present : environmental activist
Wangari Maathai 1940-present : tree mother of Africa
Conclusion: Become a hero!
Item details
- ISBN: 1584691166 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781584691167 (pbk.)
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Physical Description:
143 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Nevada City, CA : Dawn Publications, [2009]
- Copyright: ©2009
Contents / Notes
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: Who's a hero? What's a wilderness? Henry David Thoreau 1817-1862 : sage of Walden John Muir 1838-1914 : speaker for the wilderness Theodore Roosevelt 1858-1919 : the conservation president Aldo Leopold 1887-1948 : father of forest wilderness conservation Richard St. Barbe Baker 1889-1982 : man of the trees Margaret Murie 1902-2003 : grandmother of the conservation movement David Suzuki 1936-present : environmental activist Wangari Maathai 1940-present : tree mother of Africa Conclusion: Become a hero! |
Awards Note: | Outstanding Science Trade Book, Children's Book Council, 2009 |
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