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    Exceptional women environmentalists / Frances Rooney.

    • Title:Exceptional women environmentalists / Frances Rooney.
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    • Author/Creator:Rooney, Frances.
    • Published/Created:Toronto : Second Story Press, 2008, ©2007.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Women environmentalists--Biography--Juvenile literature.
    • Genre/Form:Biographies.
    • Description:110 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm.
    • Series:Women's hall of fame series.
    • Summary:Profiles ten women who are working or worked to protect the environment, discussing their contributions to the cause and legacies.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-108).
    • ISBN:9781897187227
    • Contents:Introduction
      Rachel Carson : the eloquent voice of warning
      Jane Goodall : turning compassion into action
      DaiQing : a voice against the flood
      Fatima Jibrell : reclaiming a ravaged land
      Vandana Shiva : defending earth democracy
      Sheila Watt-Cloutier : leading the cry against poisoning the north
      Sharon Beder : exposing the corporate towers of power
      Marina Silva : dedicated to the amazon
      Severn Cullis-Suzuki : from lemonade stand to global stage
      Olya Melen : taking on a government
      Glossary
      Resources
      Photo Credits.
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