John Muir: America's First Environmentalist

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John Muir: America's First Environmentalist

John Muir: America's First Environmentalist

By: Kathryn Lasky

The Life of a Nature PioneerJohn Muir, born in 1838, was a writer, inventor, farmer, and above all, a passionate naturalist. This biography chronicles his deep love for the land, particularly the towering sequoias and majestic waterfalls of Yosemite, which he helped protect as one of America’s first national parks. Muir’s legacy continues today through the Sierra Club, the conservation group he founded in 1892. This inspiring story includes an epilogue, bibliography, and details about the Sierra Club's ongoing work.

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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 Yosemite, one of the first national parks in America. 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. Back matter includes an epilogue, a bibliography, and information about the Sierra Club.
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Used in  California History 4-6
 and  U.S-Geography-Through Literature 4-6

  • By: Kathryn Lasky

  • Pages: 56

  • ISBN: 9780763662141

  • Media: Paperback

  • Reading level: All Grades
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