The perfect way for young readers to learn about rallying to save the earth! Protecting our planet , keeping food and water safe, saving the whales, fighting logging and pollution, and more - For kids in grade 4-6 to learn about the history of environmental activism - Celebrates inspiring historical figures including Rachel Carson, John Muir, Henry David Thoreau, Dr. Seuss, and Al Gore - Historical photos and a timeline of events, plus chapter notes and further reading recommendations Peaceful Protests: Voices for the Environment is a narrative non-fiction book for kids that highlights some of the early activists who protested for the earth! Young readers will learn about Rachel Carson, her research, and the impact of her book, Silent Spring , that revealed the deadliness of common pesticides including DDT; John Muir who, after an accident that caused him temporary blindness, founded the Sierra Club and created national parks; the efforts of writers Henry David Thoreau and Dr. Seuss who wrote about appreciating and saving our natural resources; and Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, who began to campaign against climate change at only 15 years old. Learn about saying No to Nukes, safeguarding nature with Henry David Thoreau's Walden , saving the whales and addressing logging with Dr. Seuss's The Lorax , fighting climate change with Al Gore and An Inconvenient Truth and more: Rachel Carson's Silent Spring - Earth Day - Nuclear Weapons - Greenpeace - The March Against Monsanto This educational book also features historical photos, a chronological timeline of events, chapter notes, further reading recommendations including books, works consulted, and the internet, and a helpful index. Discover what has already been done to help restore nature to its full bounty and the organizations that champion the efforts. Then learn what you can do to help save our environment! Children ages 8-12 will be fascinated and inspired while learning about environmental activism inside Peaceful Protests: Voices for the Environment ! "If we are going to live so intimately with these chemicals, eating and drinking them, taking them into the very marrow of our bones—we had better know something about their nature and their power." — Rachel Carson Rachel Carson once said, "If we are going to live so intimately with these chemicals, eating and drinking them, taking them into the very marrow of our bones—we had better know something about their nature and their power." She was right. She learned more and found out that we were destroying not only ourselves, but also our Earth. She didn't think we had the right to do that. Discover what has already been done to help restore nature to its full bounty and the organizations that champion the efforts. Learn what you can do to save our environment. Inside you'll find information about: Rachel Carson's Silent Spring - Earth Day - Nuclear Weapons - Greenpeace - The March Against Monsanto