Heroes of the environment : true stories of people who help protect our planet /

Rohmer, Harriet

Heroes of the environment : true stories of people who help protect our planet / by Harriet Rohmer ; illustrated by Julie McLaughlin. - 108 pages 22 cm.

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.

9780811867795

2009004366


Environmentalists--Biography.

GE55 / .R64 2009

333.72092/2 B