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John Muir
America's First Environmentalist
By Lasky, Kathryn
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-76361-957-2
- Publisher
- Candlewick
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2006
Gr 3-4 Lasky's picture-book sketch of the naturalist's life focuses on Muir's special love of California's snowy Sierras and Yosemite Valley and his successes in founding Yosemite National Park and the Sierra Club. The author recounts aspects of Muir's boyhood years in Scotland and teens in Wisconsin to introduce his personality and interests, and...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2006
Not only did John Muir do "more to help preserve the American wilderness than any other individual in the country's history," he also believed that nature, with its creatures, land formations, and plants, represented "the inventions of God." It is that reverence for the natural world...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
