John Muir: America's First Environmentalist
Publication Information
Author:  Lasky, Kathryn	Illustrator:  Fellows, Stan
Title:  John Muir: America's First Environmentalist	Date:  2006
Publisher:  Candlewick	City:  Cambridge, MA
ISBN, paperback:  0-7636-1957-4	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    biography and autobiography, diaries and journals
HSE Descriptor(s):    science
Summary:
From a work-filled childhood as an immigrant from Scotland, self-taught John Muir worked to study and save the wilderness he loved, resulting in the first protected National Park at Yosemite and the founding of the Sierra Club for conservation. The author includes an epilogue, a bibliography and information about the Sierra Club.
Teaching Ideas:
Students can use this book as a beginning to their research into the life of John Muir. They might benefit from making a layered timeline of the events of Muir's life and how these events affected the U.S. Government. The Internet provides information about land conservation and legislation and the Sierra Club and its mission (www.sierraclub.org).
Teaching Strategies:
Discussion Webs    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/discussion_webs.pdf
Think-Pair-Share    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/think_pair_share.pdf
Types of Journals    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/types_of_journals.pdf
Semantic Mapping    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/semantic_mapping.pdf
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Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > determination/perseverance Science > biology > zoology > wildlife Geography > environment Science > wilderness Science > ecology Science > outdoors Geography > environment > nature Geography > environment > national parks Geography > locations > U.S. states/regions > Western United States

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