Wittenstein, Barry,

The day the river caught fire : how the Cuyahoga River exploded and ignited the Earth Day movement / How the Cuyahoga River exploded and ignited the Earth Day movement by Barry Wittenstein ; illustrated by Jessie Hartland. - 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 x 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

The true story of how a 1969 fire in one of the most polluted rivers in America helped foster awareness of water pollution and how the river's fate contributed to the environmental movement.

4.3 K-3 AD650L Lexile

9781534480834 1534480838

2022007383


Oil pollution of rivers, harbors, etc.--Ohio--Cuyahoga River--Juvenile literature.
Environmentalism--United States--Juvenile literature.
Earth Day--Juvenile literature.
Oil pollution of rivers, harbors, etc.--Ohio--Cuyahoga River.
Environmentalism.
Earth Day.
Oil pollution of rivers, harbors, etc.


Nonfiction picture books.

TD225.C95 / W58 2023

363.73 WIT