1970, ISBN: 0822517299

The story of American conservation began nearly a hundred years before the first Earth Day in 1970.Yellowstone National Park was founded in 1872.The early conservationists wanted to prese… More...

The story of American conservation began nearly a hundred years before the first Earth Day in 1970.Yellowstone National Park was founded in 1872.The early conservationists wanted to preserve picturesque wilderness areas for future generations.But with soil erosion during the 1930s, the movement shifted focus.The government sponsored programs to heal the eroded landscape.Soon Americans faced new environmental problems: pesticides and water pollution, global warming and acid rain.People started to realize that by hurting the earth, they were hurting themselves.In This Land Is Your Land, you'll read about the conservation movement in the U. S.--from Teddy Roosevelt's western adventures to the founding of the Girl Scouts and the 1960s back-to-the-land movement.Songs, sayings, journal entries, and breathtaking photographs capture the American landscape--and the people's efforts to save it. children's books,diseases,environment,environment and ecology,explore the world,geography and cultures,growing up and facts of life,health,nature,science nature and how it works Children's Books, Lerner Publishing Group<

ISBN: 9780822517290

Lerner Pub Group. Library Binding. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possibl… More...

Lerner Pub Group. Library Binding. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, that’ll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., Lerner Pub Group<