About the Author

Anne Becher, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, is an accomplished writer specializing in environmental matters. She is the author of ABC-CLIO's Biodiversity: A Reference Handbook.

Reviews

"Students and teachers from high school to college will find this an instructive and useful tool." - Lawrence Looks at Books

"A very readable and engaging biographical reference on more than 350 American environmental leaders. . . . The diversity of the biographies is what makes this work unique. Highly recommended for high school, academic, and public libraries needing environmental biographical information." - Library Journal, Starred Review

"This reference title will fill a gap in those high school collections lacking environmental resources. Recommended." - The Book Report

"Unparalleled for breadth of coverage, including many individuals for whom information is not easily found elsewhere, so this work fills a real need. The level of treatment is suitable for academic, public, and high school libraries." - American Reference Books Annual

"Recommended for college, university, and large public libraries." - Choice

Gr 7 Up-This highly readable work, covering the colonial era to the present, includes a wide range of individuals, among them architects, attorneys, educators, mayors, U.S. presidents, farmers, gardeners, leaders of environmental organizations, theologians, and writers. There are also lists of activists, organizers, and whistle-blowers. Some of those featured, such as Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, and Rachel Carson, are well-known, while others, such as Julia Butterfly Hill, who spent two years in a redwood to protest clear-cutting, may be new to readers. Each approximately two-page entry consists of an opening paragraph that establishes the subject's primary contribution, followed by a chronological description that includes education, career development and highlights, and a brief bibliography. Occasional black-and-white photographs range from portraits to scenes of environmental work. Leaders concludes with a section of key documents, from "The Constitution of the Iroquois Nations: The Great Binding Law" (written in the 12th or 13th century) to "Global Warming 20 Years Later: Tipping Points Near," a briefing delivered to Congress in 2008. A valuable overview of the history and direction of U.S. environmental action.-Judith V. Lechner, Auburn University, AL Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.

"Students and teachers from high school to college will find this an instructive and useful tool." - Lawrence Looks at Books
"A very readable and engaging biographical reference on more than 350 American environmental leaders. . . . The diversity of the biographies is what makes this work unique. Highly recommended for high school, academic, and public libraries needing environmental biographical information." - Library Journal, Starred Review
"This reference title will fill a gap in those high school collections lacking environmental resources. Recommended." - The Book Report
"Unparalleled for breadth of coverage, including many individuals for whom information is not easily found elsewhere, so this work fills a real need. The level of treatment is suitable for academic, public, and high school libraries." - American Reference Books Annual
"Recommended for college, university, and large public libraries." - Choice