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History Smashers: Earth Day and the Environment

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What really happened when the first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970? In this instalment of the History Smashers series, Kate Messner investigates common myths and misconceptions about Earth Day, environmental activism, and the history of environmental protection.

The book reveals that efforts to protect the environment began long before the first Earth Day. Readers discover examples of Indigenous communities practising sustainable agriculture, women campaigning to protect trees in eighteenth-century India, and scientist Eunice Foote's early research into global warming in the 1850s.

Through historical evidence, engaging explanations, and illustrations, the book challenges readers to think critically about environmental issues, climate change, recycling, and environmental disasters. It also encourages young readers to understand how people can contribute to protecting the planet.

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Call Number

363.7 MES h

Publisher

New York, USA : Random House Books for Young Readers., 2025

Collation

240 pages , illustrations : 19 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9780593705308

Classification

363.7

Content Type

text

Media Type

unmediated

Carrier Type

unspecified

Edition

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Subject(s)

Environmental protection
Earth Day
Environmental history
Climate change
Environmental disaster
Recycling

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