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Heroes of the Environment: True Stories of People Who Are Helping to Protect Our Planet
Harriet Rohmer
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Description for Heroes of the Environment: True Stories of People Who Are Helping to Protect Our Planet
Hardcover.
Part of our NRDC publishing program, this book presents the true stories of 12 people from across the United States, Canada, and Mexico 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. Heroes are of a variety of ages and racial/ethnic backgrounds, and the stories feature plenty of visuals - both photos and ... Read more
Part of our NRDC publishing program, this book presents the true stories of 12 people from across the United States, Canada, and Mexico 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. Heroes are of a variety of ages and racial/ethnic backgrounds, and the stories feature plenty of visuals - both photos and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
California, United States
ISBN
9780811867795
SKU
V9780811867795
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Harriet Rohmer
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 in San Francisco. Her books have won over 100 major awards, including the American Book Award, the Coretta Scott King Award, and the Ezra Jack Keats Award. Many of the books have become classics-Family Pictures/ Cuadros de familia ... Read more
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