Heroes of the Environment: True Stories of People Who Are Helping to Protect Our Planet

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 08/01/2009
ISBN: 9780811867795
Pages: 109
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.30h x 6.80w x 0.60d

Review Citations: 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

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