John Muir loved the land. Born in 1838, he was a writer, a scholar, an inventor, a shepherd, a farmer, an explorer, and a naturalist. He was particularly devoted to the high cliffs, waterfalls, and ancient giant sequoia trees that, through his careful influence, were set aside as Yosemite. Here is the life story of the man who founded the Sierra Club in 1892.

This book is a good look into one of the very first environmentalists, John Muir who traveled around the united states investigating and cataloging all of the different environments that he could find. This book would be good to look at the beginning of a unit looking at different environments that exist around us, such as the forest, swamp, and wetlands as well as the mountains and the artic. Students would be able to research a specific environment that they could find in the community around them and then the class could have an exploratory day where students can catalog and record their findings of the different plants, animals, and conditions that they observe. They will then create a report that they will share their expert information with the class about what they have observed. This can lead to a discussion about how we can best treat the environment that we live in. ( )

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This America's first environmentalist's passion for discovering the bounty of God's creation led him from Wisconsin to Florida to the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the glaciers of Alaska. This picture book biography of Muir's life takes us from his childhood through the founding of Yosemite National Park. I would recommend it to middle elementary. ( )

This is the story of John Muir who was a famous environmentalist in the 1800s. The story follows his life, his passion for the wilderness, and eventually his influence on President Theodore Roosevelt to enact the bureau of forestry so that wilderness areas could be preserved. ( )

It was about John Muir and his life. The book gives an overview of his days and how he got interested in being an environmentalist. It talks about his childhood and his harsh mean father and how he invented something which lead him to wanting to be an environmentalist. The book talks about how John wanted to get away from the war so he got on a train to northern Michigan. He walks for miles and continues to what his heart desires.