This book discusses Earth Day, a celebration that takes place in almost every country in the world to draw attention to the importance of saving the earth.

"Countless teenagers around the world are organizing, marching, and raising their voices to draw attention to the climate crisis. According to a 2019 Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation poll, one in four American teenagers were taking action against climate change"--

A history of the slick and foul-smelling substance that drives our existence and that becomes scarcer as our dependence on it grows.

Introduces the holiday Earth Day, discussing its purpose and how it is celebrated.

In the face of injustice, people band together to work for change, and through their influence, what was once unthinkable becomes common. This title traces the history of the green movement in the United States, including the key players, watershed moments, and legislative battles that have driven social change. Iconic images and informative sidebars accompany compelling text that follows the movement from the work of nineteenth-century conservationists...

"In the mid-1800s seventy-five million buffalo roamed in North America. In little more than fifty years, there would be almost none." The death of the buffalo and the settlers' farming and ranching practices endangered the prairie, as drought made the farmland crumble to dust. To help repair the land, the buffalo had to be saved.

The relationship between human progress and its effect on the natural environment has long been a contentious issue. This book details the history of the environmental movement in the United States, from its first stirrings in the writings of Henry David Thoreau and George Perkins Marsh to recent debates over climate change and energy sources.

"This is the story of a determined Ojibwe Grandmother (Nokomis) Josephine Mandamin and her great love for Nibi (Water). Nokomis walks to raise awareness of our need to protect Nibi for future generations, and for all life on the planet. She, along with other women, men, and youth, have walked around all of the Great Lakes from the four salt waters-- or oceans-- all the way to Lake Superior. The water walks are full of challenges, and by her example...

"Describes the issues facing our planet concerning water conservation and pollution"--

In the spring of 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt took a long trip to the far American West and capped his visit with a four-day camping trip through Yosemite with famed naturalist John Muir. Dodging persistent reporters, the men rode through ancient sequoia forests, climbed Glacier Peak and camped at the foot of Bridalveil Fall. As a direct result of this trip Roosevelt used his influence to help establish five new national parks and to create...