"Vibrant...an ideal starting point for further learning." --School
Library Journal
"A lively portrayal of Douglas as a remarkable individual and a
significant environmental activist." --Booklist
From acclaimed children's book biographer Sandra Neil Wallace comes
the inspiring and little-known story of Marjory Stoneman Douglas, the
remarkable journalist who saved the Florida Everglades from development
and ruin.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas didn't intend to write about the Everglades but
when she returned to Florida from World War I, she hardly recognized the
place that was her home. The Florida that Marjory knew was rapidly
disappearing--the rare orchids, magnificent birds, and massive trees
disappearing with it.
Marjory couldn't sit back and watch her home be destroyed--she had to
do something. Thanks to Marjory, a part of the Everglades became a
national park and the first park not created for sightseeing, but for
the benefit of animals and plants. Without Marjory, the part of her home
that she loved so much would have been destroyed instead of the
protected wildlife reserve it has become today.