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John Muir: Protecting and Preserving the Environment
Henry Elliot
Paperback (Crabtree Publishing Company, Jan. 1, 2009)John Muir spoke, wrote, and lived the wilderness, including taking President Theodore Roosevelt on an overnight trip to the Yosemite Valley. This trip led to Roosevelts signing into law a bill that placed Yosemite under federal control as a national park. Because of this and his founding of the Sierra Club, John Muir is credited as one of the key shapers of the modern environmental movement.
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John Muir: Protecting and Preserving the Environment
Henry Elliot
Library Binding (Crabtree Publishing Company, Jan. 1, 2009)This title tells how John Muir lived the wilderness, including taking President Roosevelt on a trip to the Yosemite Valley. This trip led to Roosevelt's signing into law a bill that placed Yosemite under federal control as a national park. Because of this, Muir is credited as a key shaper in the modern environmental movement.
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Rachel Carson: Fighting Pesticides and Other Chemical Pollutants
Patricia Lantier-Sampon
Paperback (Crabtree Publishing Company, Jan. 1, 2009)Rachel Carson was a marine writer, biologist, and ecologist whose work inspired millions to take seriously the danger that human activity poses to the environment. She both revealed the wonders of the natural world and exposed the sinister threat to that world posed by DDT and other pesticides.
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Victor Wouk: The Father of the Hybrid Car
Sean Callery
Paperback (Crabtree Publishing Company, Jan. 1, 2009)In 1974, an inventor named Victor Wouk became a man who could be described as ahead of his time. He had developed a prototype for the hybrid, a car that would become the most credible and commercially successful alternative to gasoline-powered vehicles.
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Al Gore: A Wake-Up Call to Global Warming
Dale Anderson
Paperback (Crabtree Pub Co, Jan. 31, 2009)A series of biographical portraits provides inspiring stories of people who advanced the goals of achieving greener, more sustainable lifestyles to help young readers gain a clear, more informed grasp of the critical environmental and ecological issues the world is facing today.
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David Suzuki: Doing Battle with Climate Change
Suzy Gazlay
Paperback (Crabtree Publishing Company, Jan. 1, 2009)David Suzuki is a prominent environmental activist. Throughout his adult life, he has been the creative force behind numerous television shows on science and the environment. He has used his voice to advocate for the environment and to take to task political leaders whose action and inaction have been part of the problem behind the global warming crisis.
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Al Gore: A Wake-Up Call to Global Warming
Dale Anderson
Library Binding (Crabtree Publishing Company, Jan. 1, 2009)Politician Al Gore has lent both his voice and his political influence in the fight against global warming. His work and creative energy have earned him numerous forms of public recognition, most notably the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.
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Rachel Carson: Fighting Pesticides and Other Chemical Pollutants
Patricia Lantier-Sampon
Library Binding (Crabtree Publishing Company, Jan. 1, 2009)Rachel Carson was a marine writer, biologist, and ecologist whose work inspired millions to take seriously the danger that human activity poses to the environment. She both revealed the wonders of the natural world and exposed the sinister threat to that world posed by DDT and other pesticides.
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Ed Begley, Jr.: Living Green
Robert Grayson
Paperback (Crabtree Publishing Company, Jan. 1, 2009)Ed Begley, Jr. is a Hollywood actor, who inspires, entertains, and motivates a new generation of environmental activists, fans, and consumers with his all-encompassing green lifestyle. Whether he is promoting his own line of green products, lending his voice to further environmental awareness and action, or walking the walk of the life he touts in his own solar-powered home the star of Living with Ed is constantly on the lookout for ways to live more green - and get others onboard in the process.
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Victor Wouk: The Father of the Hybrid Car
Sean Callery
Library Binding (Crabtree Publishing Company, Jan. 1, 2009)In 1974, an inventor named Victor Wouk became a man who could be described as ahead of his time. He had developed a prototype for the hybrid, a car that would become the most credible and commercially successful alternative to gasoline-powered vehicles.
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David Suzuki: Doing Battle with Climate Change
Suzy Gazlay
Library Binding (Crabtree Publishing Company, Jan. 1, 2009)David Suzuki is a prominent environmental activist. Throughout his adult life, he has been the creative force behind numerous television shows on science and the environment. He has used his voice to advocate for the environment and to take to task political leaders whose action and inaction have been part of the problem behind the global warming crisis.
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Ed Begley, JR.: Living Green
Robert Grayson
Library Binding (Crabtree Publishing Company, Jan. 1, 2009)Ed Begley, Jr. is a Hollywood actor, who inspires, entertains, and motivates a new generation of environmental activists, fans, and consumers with his all-encompassing green lifestyle. Whether he is promoting his own line of green products, lending his voice to further environmental awareness and action, or walking the walk of the life he touts in his own solar-powered home the star of Living with Ed is constantly on the lookout for ways to live more green - and get others onboard in the process.
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