Saving the Chesapeake Bay

by Ryan Nagelhout

Book Overview

Since the 1970s, conservation in the Chesapeake Bay watershed has been a major focus of local environmental groups as well as the federal government. The health of the estuary has been evaluated by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, among other organizations, for years and still needs a lot of help. Readers will delve into the important task of saving the Chesapeake Bay through statistics about the bay's health and engaging sidebars full of even more...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433997851
• ISBN13: 9781433997853
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.8" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6