[PDF] Marjory Saves The Everglades eBook

Author : Sandra Neil Wallace
Publisher : Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 15,63 MB
Release : 2020-09-22
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1534431543

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“Vibrant…an ideal starting point for further learning.” —School Library Journal “A lively portrayal of Douglas as a remarkable individual and a significant environmental activist.” —Booklist From acclaimed children’s book biographer Sandra Neil Wallace comes the inspiring and little-known story of Marjory Stoneman Douglas, the remarkable journalist who saved the Florida Everglades from development and ruin. 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 park and the first park not created for sightseeing, but for the benefit of animals and plants. Without Marjory, the part of her home that she loved so much would have been destroyed instead of the protected wildlife reserve it has become today.

Author : Sandra Neil Wallace
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 23,5 MB
Release : 2020-09-22
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1534431551

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“Vibrant…an ideal starting point for further learning.” —School Library Journal “A lively portrayal of Douglas as a remarkable individual and a significant environmental activist.” —Booklist From acclaimed children’s book biographer Sandra Neil Wallace comes the inspiring and little-known story of Marjory Stoneman Douglas, the remarkable journalist who saved the Florida Everglades from development and ruin. 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 park and the first park not created for sightseeing, but for the benefit of animals and plants. Without Marjory, the part of her home that she loved so much would have been destroyed instead of the protected wildlife reserve it has become today.

Author : Sandra Sammons
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 25,13 MB
Release : 2010-06-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1561648736

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Marjory Stoneman Douglas is called "the Grandmother of the Everglades." Read about her life from her childhood up north to her long and inspiring life in south Florida. She arrived in Miami in 1915 from her native Massachusetts, happy to be in the tropical warmth. She began to understood the importance of the Everglades, an area most considered a "swamp." She called attention to it with her book The Everglades: River of Grass. During her 108 years, she was a newspaper and magazine journalist as well as book writer. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her work on the Everglades. Ages 9-12 Next in series > > See all of the books in this series

Author : Vicki Conrad
Publisher : Albert Whitman & Company
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 42,9 MB
Release : 2021-10-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0807584959

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Marjory spoke up for the Everglades—and saved an entire ecosystem. 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 of a national park and dedicated conservation efforts, and throughout her long life she inspired countless people to use their voices to make a difference.

Author : Jennifer Bryant
Publisher : Twenty First Century Books
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 15,52 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780805021134

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Traces the life of the woman who became known as the "Grandmother of the Glades" for her fight to preserve the Florida Everglades against misuse and development.

Author : Tricia Andryszewski
Publisher :
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 47,77 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781562943844

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Tells about the life of an environmentalist who worked for more than sixty years to preserve the Florida Everglades.

Author : Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Publisher : Pineapple Press Inc
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 25,99 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781561643943

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Before 1947, when Marjory Stoneman Douglas named The Everglades a "river of grass," most people considered the area worthless. She brought the world's attention to the need to preserve The Everglades. In the Afterword, Michael Grunwald tells us what has happened to them since then. Grunwald points out that in 1947 the government was in the midst of establishing the Everglades National Park and turning loose the Army Corps of Engineers to control floods--both of which seemed like saviors for the Glades. But neither turned out to be the answer. Working from the research he did for his book, The Swamp, Grunwald offers an account of what went wrong and the many attempts to fix it, beginning with Save Our Everglades, which Douglas declared was "not nearly enough." Grunwald then lays out the intricacies (and inanities) of the more recent and ongoing CERP, the hugely expensive Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan.

Author : Joanne Mattern
Publisher : ABDO Publishing Company
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 42,55 MB
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1629680745

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Extraordinary environments endure through the efforts of conservationists such as Marjory Stoneman Douglas. In this engaging biography, readers will learn about Douglas's childhood in Massachusetts, her family life and college days at Wellesley College, and her marriage to newspaper editor Kenneth Douglas. Douglas's move to Florida began her writing career as a journalist at the Miami Herald and later as a freelance writer. It also introduced her to the Everglades, which would become her favorite place and the subject of her first book, The Everglades: River of Grass. Readers will learn about Douglas's efforts to save the Everglades from pollution, degradation, and development, including establishing the Friends of the Everglades. Douglas was named Conservationist of the Year two times on her way to earning the Presidential Medal of Freedom and being enshrined in the National Women's Hall of Fame. Today, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Award is awarded to people who fight to protect America's National Parks. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Author : Jennifer Bryant
Publisher : Childrens Press
Page : pages
File Size : 38,56 MB
Release : 1992-10-01
Category : Conservationists.
ISBN : 9780516073927

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Traces the life of the woman who became known as the "Grandmother of the Glades" for her fight to preserve the Florida Everglades against misuse and development.

Author : Kem Knapp Sawyer
Publisher : Discovery Enterprises, Limited (MA)
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 38,29 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781878668202

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Presents the life and career of the environmentalist who has crusaded to preserve the Florida Everglades.