Restoring Prairie, Woods, and Pond - (Books for a Better Earth) by Laurie Lawlor (Paperback)

About the Book

"A small rural Wisconsin community restores publicly-owned land that has become a dumping ground into a nature trail joining an elementary school and the public library and crossing three distinct ecosystems"--

Book Synopsis

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.

Review Quotes

★ "A magical and timely story of ecosystems restored to their former glory."--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

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.