Heroes of the Environment: True Stories of People Who Help Protect Our Planet

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.

Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 08/01/2009
Pages: 110
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.30h x 6.80w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780811867795
Age: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.4
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 131870 / Heroes of the Environment: True Stories of People Who Are Helping to Protect Our Planet


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 10/01/2009
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2009 - Recommended - Better Than Most
School Library Journal 01/01/2010 pg. 125
Multicultural Review 05/01/2010 pg. 76
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2010 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
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. Her books have won over 100 major awards and many have become classics, including artist Carmen Lomas Garza's Family Pictures/Cuadros de familia. She lives in San Francisco.

Julie McLaughlin is an illustrator living in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.