“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.
