John Muir
America's First Environmentalist: Candlewick Biographies
$16.96
- Paperback
56 pages
- Release Date
25 March 2014
Summary
“A useful introduction to Muir, the founding of the national parks, and the broader idea of environmentalism.” — School Library Journal
John Muir loved the land. Born in 1838, he was a writer, a scholar, an inventor, a shepherd, a farmer, and an explorer. But above all, he was a naturalist. John Muir was particularly devoted to the high cliffs, waterfalls, and ancient giant sequoia trees that, through his careful influence, were set aside as Yosemite, one of the first national …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780763662141 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0763662143 |
| Author: | Kathryn Lasky, Stan Fellows |
| Publisher: | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 56 |
| Release Date: | 25 March 2014 |
| Weight: | 142g |
| Dimensions: | 5mm x 151mm x 229mm |
| Series: | Candlewick Biographies |
| Audience Age: | 8-12 |
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Critics Review
Engaging … Muir’s passion and sense of adventure are beautifully rendered.
—Washington Parent
Lasky not only outlines the course of [Muir’s] life, but eloquently conveys his motivation - a profound delight in what he called ‘wildness’ in the natural world.
—Kirkus Reviews
A good starting place for science and biography projects, this book will also appeal to young activists with its message about people needing ‘beauty as well as bread.’
—Booklist
Kathryn Lasky
Kathryn Lasky is the nationally bestselling author of many books for children and adults, including the Newbery Honor Book Sugaring Time; Elizabeth I and other popular books in the Royal Diaries series; and the bestselling epic fantasy series Guardians of Ga’hoole, which became a major motion picture. In Guardians of Ga’hoole, Lasky explores the behavior of owls. Now she uses her extensive research on hawks and the sport of falconry to again render a world that seamlessly blends natural history with fantasy.
The author and her husband, Christopher Knight, live in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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