{"product_id":"john-muir-americas-first-environmentalist-candlewick-biographies","title":"John Muir: America's First Environmentalist: Candlewick Biographies by Kathryn Lasky","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A useful introduction to Muir, the founding of the national parks, and the broader idea of environmentalism.\" -- \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Muir loved the land. Born in 1838, he was a writer, a scholar, an inventor, a shepherd, a farmer, and an explorer. But above all, he was a naturalist. John Muir was particularly devoted to the high cliffs, waterfalls, and ancient giant sequoia trees that, through his careful influence, were set aside as Yosemite, one of the first national parks in America. Here is the life story of the man who, moved by a commitment to wilderness everywhere, founded the Sierra Club in 1892, a conservation group that carries on his crucial work to this day. Back matter includes an epilogue, a bibliography, and information about the Sierra Club.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEngaging . . . Muir's passion and sense of adventure are beautifully rendered. --Washington Parent\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLasky not only outlines the course of [Muir's] life, but eloquently conveys his motivation - a profound delight in what he called 'wildness' in the natural world. --Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA good starting place for science and biography projects, this book will also appeal to young activists with its message about people needing 'beauty as well as bread.' --Booklist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathryn Lasky\u003c\/b\u003e is the acclaimed author of more than forty books for children, including \u003ci\u003eVision of Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e The Story of Sarah Breedlove Walker\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eA Voice of Her Own: The Story of Phillis Wheatley\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlave Poet\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eInterrupted Journey: Saving Endangered Sea Turtles\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eSugaring Time\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a Newbery Honor Book. Of \u003ci\u003eJohn Muir: America's First Environmentalist\u003c\/i\u003e, she says, \"This book is a celebration of one man's imagination and prescience, as well as his capacity to live creatively in great solitude.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStan Fellows\u003c\/b\u003e, a watercolor artist, regularly illustrates for \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003eand recently calculated that he had done over 30,000 paintings since his first job. He has illustrated several children's books including \u003ci\u003eThe Dog Who Walked With God\u003c\/i\u003e by Michael J. Rosen. He lives in Iowa, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46028358877370,"sku":"9780763662141","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/imageloader_5b769ea7-9410-4c55-85f6-9ff4d91fdc14.jpg?v=1781654902","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/john-muir-americas-first-environmentalist-candlewick-biographies","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}