Heroes of the environment: true stories of people who are helping to protect our planet
Author:
Publisher:
Chronicle Books
Publication Date:
[2009]
Language:
English
Lexile measure:
1070L
Description
This inspiring book presents the true stories of 12 people, most of them teenagers or younger adults, 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.
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Contributors:
ISBN:
9780811867795
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 7.4, 3 Points
Level 7.4, 3 Points
Lexile measure:
1070L
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| Grouping Title | heroes of the environment true stories of people who are helping to protect our planet |
| Grouping Author | harriet rohmer |
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| Grouping Language | English (eng) |
| Last Grouping Update | 2025-06-20 10:26:43AM |
| Last Indexed | 2025-07-03 00:06:37AM |
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McLaughlin, Julie
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Rohmer, Harriet
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This inspiring book presents the true stories of 12 people, most of them teenagers or younger adults, 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.
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9780811867795
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2009
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Chronicle Books
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Environmentalists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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Heroes of the environment : true stories of people who are helping to protect our planet
title_full
Heroes of the environment : true stories of people who are helping to protect our planet / by Harriet Rohmer ; illustrated by Julie McLaughlin
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Heroes of the environment
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true stories of people who are helping to protect our planet
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Environmentalists
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