History Smashers: Earth Day and the Environment by Kate Messner - ISBN: 9780593705315
Hardcover
Uncover the truth about Earth Day and environmental fibs!

History Smashers: Earth Day and the Environment

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  • Hardcover

    240 pages

  • Release Date

    11 March 2025

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Summary

Myths! Lies! Recycling scams? Discover the real story behind the first Earth Day celebration and some of the biggest US climate catastrophes—and their solutions! Don’t miss the award-winning History Smashers series as they get to the truth on the biggest environmental fibs!

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! …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780593705315
ISBN-10:0593705319
Author:Kate Messner
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Random House USA Children's Books
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:240
Release Date:11 March 2025
Weight:289g
Dimensions:200mm x 135mm x 23mm
Series:History Smashers
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Critics Review

“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

About The Author

Kate Messner

About the Author

Kate Messner is passionately curious and writes books that encourage kids to wonder, too. Her titles include award-winning picture books, like Over and Under the Snow; novels, like Breakout and Chirp; the Fergus and Zeke easy reader series and the popular Ranger in Time chapter books; and works of nonfiction with a focus on nature and history. Before becoming a full-time writer, Kate was a TV journalist and a National Board-certified middle school English teacher. She lives on Lake Champlain with her family and has managed to summit all forty-six Adirondack High Peaks between book deadlines.

About the Illustrator

Justin Greenwood is an artist best known for his work on comic book series, including Torrent, Area 510, Stumptown, Crone, The Last Siege, and The Fuse, and the nonfiction graphic novel Alexander Hamilton—The Graphic History of an American Founding Father. Born and raised in the Bay Area, he attended the Academy of Art University in San Francisco and graduated with a BFA in traditional illustration. When he’s not drawing, you can find him hanging with his wife and kids around the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, pretending to pan for gold while trying to sneak an occasional nap.

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