This picture book recounts an actual event in the life of naturalist John Muir, in which he narrowly escapes drowning while exploring a waterfall at Yosemite Falls in 1871. Includes additional information about Muir's life in the back matter and a list of further resources.
Presents a biography of American naturalist and founder of the Sierra Club, John Muir, and includes information on his childhood, his early years, his love of nature, and his relentless battle protecting America's natural environment.
Jack and Annie learn amazing facts about six history-changing individuals, including Susan B. Anthony, Mahatma Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Jr., John Muir, Florence Nightingale ,and Harriet Tubman.
Text and illustrations offer an introduction to the life and inventions of nineteenth-century Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi, the inventor of wireless communication.
Explores the friendship between naturalist John Muir and President Theodore Roosevelt and how it brought about government protection of America's wilderness.