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Heroes of the environment : true stories of people who are helping to protect our planet / by Harriet Rohmer ; illustrated by Julie McLaughlin. by Rohmer, Harriet. Chronicle Books, c2009. Call #: 333.720922 R738h Subjects Environmentalists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. ISBN:  9780811867795 (hardcover) 081186779X (hardcover) Description:  109 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm. Notes:  Maps on endpapers. Contents:  Raising food in the city: Will Allen, founder, Growing Power Community Food Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin -- Discovering a new way to clean polluted water: Kelydra Welcker, student chemist, environmental scientist, and inventor, Parkersburg, West Virginia -- Turning waste into good business and good jobs: Omar Freilla, founder, ReBuilders Souce, The South Bronx, New York City -- Bringing solar power to Indian country: Debby Tewa, solar electrician, Hopi Indian Reservation, Arizona -- Speaking out to a big oil company: Margie Richard, activist and former middle school teacher, Old Diamond, Louisiana -- Inventing eco-machines: John Todd, inventor, engineer, and designer, Woods Hole, Massachusetts -- Recycling electronic waste: Alex Lin, teenager who helped write Rhode Island's e-waste law, Westerly, Rhode Island -- Saving West Virginia's oldest mountains: Julia "Judy" Bonds, community activist, Coal River Mountain Watch, Whitesville, West Virginia -- Fighting the enemies of the environment: El Hijo del Santo ("Son of the Saint"), champion masked wrestler, Mexico City, Mexico -- Protecting Louisiana wetlands: Barry Guillot, middle school science teacher, Destrehan, Louisiana -- Saving the Porcupine River caribou: Sarah James, spokesperson, Gwich'in Indian people of Alaska and Canada, Arctic Village, Alaska -- Safeguarding the California coast: Erica Fernandez, student and environmental activist, Oxnard, California -- How you can get involved. Summary:  This book profiles the accomplishments of twelve environmentalists from United States, Canada, and Mexico. Genre:  Biography, Juvenile. Other authors:  McLaughlin, Julie. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Tantallon Public Library Children's Nonfiction 333.720922 R738h Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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