History Smashers: Earth Day and the Environment
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Published on Mar 11, 2025 | 240 Pages
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Myths! Lies! Recycling scams? Join beloved educator and author Kate Messner to get the real story behind the first Earth Day celebration and some of the biggest US climate catastrophes—and their solutions!
In April 1970, twenty million people grabbed their rakes, gloves, and recycling bins to celebrate the first Earth Day. Since that environmental kickoff, nature has never been in better shape. RIGHT?
WRONG! The real deal is a bit muddier than that. It’s true that the first Earth Day encouraged people around the globe to clean up their act when it came to the environment. But activists have been working for centuries to save the planet! Native people across the world developed sustainable farming practices, women in eighteenth-century India stood up to protect trees, and amateur scientist Eunice Foote discovered the science behind global warming all the way back in the 1850s!
Join the History Smashers team to bust history’s biggest misconceptions and figure out what in the world really went down before (and after!) the first Earth Day—and how you can join the fight to protect the environment.
Ready to bust new myths? Check out more titles in the History Smashers series: The Mayflower • Plagues & Pandemics • The Titanic • The Underground Railroad • The Salem Witch Trials
"Reproductions of historical images, black-and-white illustrations, and comics panels enhance this entertaining, informative, and well-paced work....As comprehensive as it is engaging." —Kirkus Reviews
"Informative and fast-paced....A strong purchase for middle and high school collections needing more books on environmentalism and climate change." —School Library Journal
"[P]rovides solid information, debunks a few climate-catastrophist claims, and should help assuage eco-anxiety." —Booklist
ISBN 9780593705308 (Paperback)
Published on Mar 11, 2025
Published by Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages 240
Dimensions 5-3/16 x 7-5/8
Age Range 8-12 years
Grade Grades 3-7
Reading Level Lexile: 1100L | Fountas/Pinnell: X
ISBN 9780593705315 (Hardcover Library Binding)
Published on Mar 11, 2025
Published by Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages 240
Dimensions 5-3/16 x 7-5/8
Age Range 8-12 years
Grade Grades 3-7
Reading Level Lexile: 1100L | Fountas/Pinnell: X
ISBN 9780593705322 (Ebook)
Published on Mar 11, 2025
Published by Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages 240
Age Range 8-12 years
Grade Grades 3-7
Reading Level Lexile: 1100L | Fountas/Pinnell: X
ISBN 9798217015764 (Audiobook Download)
Published on Mar 11, 2025
Published by Listening Library
Age Range 8-12 years
Grade Grades 3-7
Reading Level Lexile: 1100L | Fountas/Pinnell: X
History Smashers: Earth Day and the Environment
More in the History Smashers Series
History Smashers: The Mayflower
History Smashers: Women’s Right to Vote
History Smashers: Pearl Harbor
History Smashers: The Titanic
History Smashers: The American Revolution
History Smashers: Plagues and Pandemics
History Smashers: The Underground Railroad
History Smashers: Christopher Columbus and the Taino People
History Smashers: Salem Witch Trials
History Smashers: Ancient Egypt
History Smashers: The Space Race
History Smashers: Wildfires
