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Author
Publisher
ABDO Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Extraordinary environments endure through the efforts of conservationists such as Marjory Stoneman Douglas. Learn about her efforts to save the Everglades from pollution, degradation, and development, including establishing the Friends of the Everglades. Today, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Award is awarded to people who fight to protect America's National Parks." --
Author
Series
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Language
English
Description
"The Florida Everglades are made up of nine different ecosystems supporting an astonishing variety of wildlife-panthers, manatees, snails, frogs, and a rainbow of bird species. But for years, the Everglades were threatened. They needed a voice to speak up for them. Marjory Stoneman Douglas became that voice. Her book "A River of Grass" helped the world see the irreplaceable beauty and value of the Everglades. Marjory's activism led to the creation...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Marjory Stoneman Douglas didn't intend to write about the Everglades but when she returned to Florida from World War I, she hardly recognized the place that was her home. The Florida that Marjory knew was rapidly disappearing--the rare orchids, magnificent birds, and massive trees disappearing with it. Marjory couldn't sit back and watch her home be destroyed--she had to do something. Thanks to Marjory, a part of the Everglades became a national...
