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John Muir: America's First Environmentalist
(Candlewick Biographies)
Author
Illustrator
Stan Fellows
Publication Date
March 25, 2014
Genre / Grade Band
Non-fiction / 4th − 5th
Language
English
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Description
From the meadows of Scotland to the farms of Wisconsin, from the swamps of Florida to the Alaskan tundra, John Muir loved the land. Born in 1838, he was a writer, a scholar, an inventor, a shepherd, a farmer, and an explorer, but above all, he was a naturalist. John Muir was particularly devoted to the high cliffs, waterfalls, and ancient giant sequoia trees that, through his careful influence, were set aside as the first national park in America - Yosemite. Here is the life story of the man who, moved by a commitment to wilderness everywhere, founded the Sierra Club in 1892, a conservation group that carries on his crucial work to this day.
Publication date
March 25, 2014
Genre
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780763664701
Lexile Measure
1050
Publisher
Candlewick Press (MA)
Series
Candlewick Biographies
BISAC categories
JNF007090 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
JNF037020 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection
JNF037020 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection
School Library Journal
Gr 3-4 -Lasky's picture-book sketch of the naturalist's life focuses on Muir's special love of California's snowy Sierras and Yosemite Valley and his successes in founding Yosemite National Park and the Sierra Club. The author recounts aspects of Muir's boyhood years in Scotland and teens in Wisconsin to introduce his personality and interests, and the brief account of his accomplishments closes with the often-told story of his Alaskan adventure with his dog Stickeen in 1870 and a page on the 1890 legislation to establish Yosemite as a park. The epilogue summarizes his achievements and later years without indicating how long he actually lived. Fellows's acrylic paintings, sometimes full page and often wrapping around the text, provide pleasant impressions of the man and the impressive landscape. This is a useful introduction to Muir, the founding of the national parks, and the broader idea of environmentalism. A final page describes the work of the Sierra Club." -Margaret Bush, Simmons College, Boston" Copyright 2006 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
Kirkus
In this double-stranded tribute to Muir, who was a driving force behind the creation of the National Parks system, a founder of the Sierra Club and a brilliant inventor too, Lasky not only outlines the course of his life, but eloquently conveys his motivation—a profound delight in what he called “wildness” in the natural world. Fellows places him, as is only appropriate considering that he spent most of his life outdoors, in a variety of wide-open, rugged settings. Though there are several recent profiles of Muir for younger audiences, children will come away from this one with particular admiration for the spirit of a man who “found temples of light in mountain valleys, a song in the water of a stream, a symphony in a storm-tossed tree, and snow flowers in a blizzard.” (bibliography) (Picture book/biography. 7-9)
Kirkus
Lasky not only outlines the course of [Muir's] life, but eloquently conveys his motivation - a profound delight in what he called 'wildness' in the natural world.
ALA/Booklist
A good starting place for science and biography projects, this book will also appeal to young activists with its message about people needing 'beauty as well as bread.'
Kathryn Lasky
Kathryn Lasky is the Newbery Honor-winning author of over 100 books for children and young adults. Her beloved Guardians of Ga'Hoole fantasy series has more than seven million copies in print, and she is the author of the Daughters of the Sea series and the Wolves of the Beyond series, as well as iA Time for Courage/i and other Dear America titles. Kathryn has also written a number of critically acclaimed historical fiction titles, such as iBeyond the Burning Time/i and iTrue North/i. She lives with her husband in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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