John Muir: America's First Environmentalist | 
 enlarge | Author: Kathryn Lasky
Creator: Stan Fellows
Publisher: Candlewick
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 481163
Media: Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 48
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 22.9 x 10.4 x 0.3
ISBN: 0763638846
Dewey Decimal Number: 333.72092
EAN: 9780763638849
ASIN: 0763638846
Publication Date: August 12, 2008
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Quoting from John Muir’s diaries, Kathryn Lasky tells the inspiring tale of one of America’s most dedicated environmentalists, aided by Stan Fellows’s evocative, dramatic acrylic paintings.
From the meadows of Scotland to the farms of Wisconsin, from the swamps of Florida to the Alaskan tundra, 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 the first national park in America - Yosemite. Here is the life story of the man who, moved by a commitment to wilderness everywhere, founded the Sierra Club in 1892, a conservation group that carries on his crucial work to this day.
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Richie's Picks: JOHN MUIR: AMERICA'S FIRST ENVIRONMENTALIST November 11, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
"I heard the storm and made haste to join it, for many of nature's finest lessons are to be found in her storms." -- John Muir, quoted in John Muir: America's First Environmentalist, which is an excellent picture book for older readers.
I love how a picture book like this can provide enough inspiration to potentially change a readers perspective of the world in 32 pages of text and paintings. In portraying the life story of this great American hero, Lasky and Fellows offer a wealth of fact, memorable journal quotations, a blast of frigid Arctic blizzard conditions, and a taste of romanticism. Anyone who has experienced the majesty of Yosemite or the other national parks that were established in the wake of his advocacy for wild, public spaces, should recognize that Muir has played a role in helping create what America is today to a degree no less important than was played by its better known founding fathers.
Students in grades 3-5 are provided with a review of his childhood dreams and early love of nature June 13, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
It's a pleasure to see Kathryn Lasky's biography, John Muir: America's First Environmentalist appear for a younger audience than biographies of Muir usually writes for: Stan Fellows provides gorgeous watercolors to accompany a book which uses John Muir's own diaries as a foundation for an exploration of his life and thoughts. Students in grades 3-5 are provided with a review of his childhood dreams and early love of nature, and will find the picturebook format most accessible.
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