Heroes of the Environment: True Stories of People Who Are Helping to Protect Our Planet (Nature Books for Kids, Science for Kids, Envirnonmental

Author: Harriet Rohmer

This inspiring book presents the true stories of 12 people from across North America who have done great things for the environment. Heroes include a teenage girl who figured out how to remove an industrial pollutant from the Ohio River, a Mexican superstar wrestler who works to protect turtles and whales, and a teenage boy from Rhode Island who helped his community and his state develop effective e-waste recycling programs. Plenty of photographs and illustrations bring each compelling story vividly to life.

Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 08/01/2009
Pages: 110
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.30h x 6.80w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780811867795
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.4
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 131870 / Heroes of the Environment: True Stories of People Who Are Helping to Protect Our Planet


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 10/01/2009
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2009 - Recommended - Better Than Most
School Library Journal 01/01/2010 pg. 125
Multicultural Review 05/01/2010 pg. 76
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2010 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Harriet Rohmer is the founder and former publisher/executive director of Children's Book Press, the award-winning publisher of bilingual and multicultural picture books. Her books have won over 100 major awards and many have become classics, including artist Carmen Lomas Garza's Family Pictures/Cuadros de familia. She lives in San Francisco.

Julie McLaughlin is an illustrator living in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.