Restoring Prairie, Woods, and Pond: How a Small Trail Can Make a Big Difference -- Laurie Lawlor, Hardcover

A small town with few resources comes together to restore nature and create a valuable resource for the entire community in this inspiring middle grade nonfiction book.

Restoring Prairie, Woods, and Pond is about activism at the community level--and tells how a small village transformed a city-owned dumping ground into a nature trail with three distinct ecosystems that runs from an elementary school to a public library and community center. Filled with beautiful photos the book will explain how this trail became a valuable outdoor classroom during covid, a STEM teaching center, a respite for people young and old, and a place for community engagement.Books for a Better Earth are designed to inspire children to become active, knowledgeable participants in caring for the planet they live on.

Author: Laurie Lawlor
Publisher: Holiday House
Published: 04/25/2023
Pages: 96
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 10.10h x 8.20w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780823451654
Age Range: 10-14

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2023

About the Author
Laurie Lawlor is a prolific and celebrated author of children's books. Her picture book biography Rachel Carson and her Book That Changed the World was named a Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year and a National Science Teachers Association Outstanding Science Trade Book and received the John Burroughs Riverby Award. Her Super Women: Six Scientists Who Changed the World was named a NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book. She lives and teaches in the Chicago metropolitan area.