02554cam a2200481 i 4500 420445212 TxAuBib 20200312120000.0 140310s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2013030846 9781624030949 1624030947 (OCoLC)855491767 TxAuBib rda Mattern, Joanne, 1963- John Muir / Joanne Mattern. Minneapolis, MN : ABDO Pub. Co., [2014] ℗2014. 32 p : col. ill., HB ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Conservationists Checkerboard biography library Checkerboard biography library http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97049345 Includes index. Includes chronology. Includes glossary. A Scottish lad - To America! - Time to himself - Student inventor - A promise - Yosemite - Travel & family - Precious spaces - The Sierra Club - The president - Hetch Hetchy - Muir lives on. "Extraordinary environments endure through the efforts of conservationists such as John Muir. In this engaging biography, readers will learn about Muir's childhood in Scotland, his early love of nature, his education in Wisconsin, and the extensive travels that led him to California, where he established that Yosemite Valley was created by glaciers. Readers will discover Muir's influential friendships with conservationist John Burroughs, naturalist and author Ralph Waldo Emerson, and future president Theodore Roosevelt. Muir's love of nature led to the founding of the Sierra Club and the establishment of Yosemite and Sequoia national parks. His long-lasting influence continues to inspire today's green pioneers"--Provided by the publisher. 4-8 Medialog, Inc. 20200312. Muir, John, 1838-1914 Juvenile literature. Naturalists United States Biography Juvenile literature. Conservationists United States Biography Juvenile literature. Environmentalists United States Biography Juvenile literature. Biographies. Literature. Conservationists. Checkerboard biography library. Checkerboard biography library http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97049345. TXING