The Day the River Caught Fire: How the Cuyahoga River Exploded and Ignited the Earth Day Movement - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Barry Wittenstein, Jessie Hartland (Illustrator)Audience:Ages 4-8Publish date:2023-03-28Pages:48
Language:EnglishPublisher:Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman BooksISBN-13:9781534480834ISBN-10:1534480838UPC:9781534480834Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Activism & Social Justice, Recycling & Green Living, Science & NatureBook Topic:Environmental Conservation & ProtectionSize:11.30 x 8.70 x 0.70 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCPX16PSBX
The Day the River Caught Fire: How the Cuyahoga River Exploded and Ignited the Earth Day Movement
Discover the true story of how a 1969 fire in one of the most polluted rivers in America sparked the national Earth Day movement in this nonfiction picture book by award-winning author Barry Wittenstein and beloved illustrator Jessie Hartland. After the Industrial Revolution in the 1880s, the Cayuhoga River in Cleveland, Ohio, caught fire almost twenty times, earning Cleveland the nickname "The...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman BooksISBN-13:9781534480834ISBN-10:1534480838UPC:9781534480834Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Activism & Social Justice, Recycling & Green Living, Science & NatureBook Topic:Environmental Conservation & ProtectionSize:11.30 x 8.70 x 0.70 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCPX16PSBX
Barry Wittenstein writes narrative nonfiction and historical fiction picture books. His book A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech that Inspired a Nation, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, received the 2020 Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children. It was named a Bank Street Best Book of the Year and nominated for an NAACP Image Award, among other honors. Barry...
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