John Burroughs

by Joanne Mattern

Book Overview

Extraordinary environments endure through the efforts of conservationists such as John Burroughs. In this engaging biography, readers will learn about Burroughs's farming childhood, his mother's influence on his early love of nature, his education at various schools in New York State, his teaching career, and his wife and family. Readers will discover Burroughs's friendship with the poet Walt Whitman, who inspired Burroughs to become the famous nature...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1624030920
• ISBN13: 9781624030925
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Checkerboard Library
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.8" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6