Product Description: Do you ever worry about the environment? Do you wish you could help make things better? The environmental activists profiled in this book do that every day. One eleven-year-old sold drawings of birds to raise money to help clean up an oil spill...read more

Product Description: The Earth Heroes books feature the youth, careers and lasting contributions of the greatest naturalists and environmentalists in the world. This is the first in a series of meticulously researched books that introduces influential people involved in the preservation of wild places to upper elementary and middle school children...read more

There is no question we are harming our planet-grasslands in Somalia have dried up, unable to sustain agriculture; ice floes are thinning and breaking up in the north because of global warming; life-sustaining Brazilian rainforests are being clear-cut and burned at an alarming rate. Exceptional Women Environmentalists profiles ten advocates for the earth-passionate women who work tirelessly on behalf of those who have no voice. From Jane Goodall, famed primate researcher and advocate, to "Amazonian Legend" Sharon Beder, activist for the Brazilian rainforest and its people, Exceptional Women Environmentalists shows how ordinary people can do extraordinary things.      

Examines the efforts of naturalist John Muir, biologist and author Rachel Carson, rubber trapper Chico Mendes, and Love Canal activist Lois Gibbs

Well-known environmentalists from a variety of fields describe how they developed an interest in the environment, how they got where they are today, and things to think about when considering a career that focuses on preserving and protecting the naturalworld.Environmentalists describe how they developed their interest, how they got where they are, and things to consider for a career in preserving and protecting nature (view table of contents)

Well-known environmentalists from a variety of fields describe how they developed an interest in the environment, how they got where they are today, and things to think about when considering a career that focuses on preserving and protecting the naturalworld.Environmentalists describe how they developed their interest, how they got where they are, and things to consider for a career in preserving and protecting nature

Profiles men and women whose contributions to the environmental movement have significantly changed how we see the world around us

Examines the life stories of twenty-six individuals from around the world who made notable contributions as naturalists, conservationists, or environmentalists.