John Muir: Young Naturalist

by Montrew Dunham

A founding father of the conservation movement in the United States, John Muir was born in Scotland and emigrated to Wisconsin when he was eleven. His boyhood passion for the wilderness of North America matured into a pathbreaking career, which included such triumphs as working with President Theodore Roosevelt to establish the National Parks Service, creating the first ever national park, Yosemite, and founding the Sierra Club. For today's eco-conscious kids, John Muir has become a hero.

Genres: History, Biography

Library Binding

First published January 1, 1975

Reviews

[Ross Vincent · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this biography in school. I was into biographies back then and couldn't get enough stories about Young Harry Houdini or Thomas Jefferson or Davy Crockett.
But this guy - never heard of him until I read his book. But if felt a kinship to the guy. He is a loner and liked to be alone in nature - something I could relate to.

[Jim · Rating 4 out of 5]

there is a lot of made-up dialog here (unless Muir and his brother kept notes when they were about 10 years old) that makes the book approachable to kids. v. good and fair bio.

[Nathaniel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked it. He liked to rock climb even when he was a little kid, but he didn't use ropes. He even fell from 1,000 feet and survived. He went to Alaska a lot and he wrote books. When they moved to America from Scotland, he was excited and he even rock climbed down with someone. Someone got hurt and he had to rock climb slowly down with him. Even once he fell that 1,000 feet, he tried to rock climb there again and he succeeded.

[Morgan · Rating 5 out of 5]

it tell you a lot about his life.

[Caleb · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked it. He loved to be out in nature and if he didn't go in the nature enough, then he would get grumpy.

[Charlotte · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. I love to see people's lives and how they progress. I was impressed with Muir's willingness to do lots of things when it was time to do them - including writing.

[Joy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good children's book.