Native Defenders of the Environment
Product Description: From the Native Trailblazers series comes a book with the stories of twelve brave people who work tirelessly to save our environment. Readers will learn about Grace Thorpe, who worked to keep Native reservations from becoming nuclear waste dumps; Tom Goldtooth, the director of the Indigenous Environmental Network; and Ben Powless, a founding organizer of the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition.
Heritage & History: Indigenous Heritage and History
Themes for Children: Writing
Themes for Middle Grade/YA: Nature and the Outdoors, Activism and Social Justice
Genre: Biography
Format: Anthology
Audiobook: No
Age Level: 9-12, Middle Grade
Publisher: 7th Generation
Book Series: A World Filled with Wonder, Native Trailblazers: American Indian Heritage, Nature's Gifts: American Indian / Alaska Native Heritage, Native Women's History: Books for Kids, Women in Science and Math
9780977918379