When Marjory Stoneman Douglas came home to Florida after World War I, she barely recognized the place. Everyone around her called the Everglades a worthless swamp to be drained and built over, so years later in 1947, she wrote The Everglades: River of Grass and taught the country to see it for what it actually is: a slow, shallow, living river.
She spent the next 50 years defending the Everglades - staring down developers, politicians, and an entire airport project - and she was still fighting for it at 108 years old. Grab this book from the library to learn more about her life, and enter to win our class pack that celebrates her for your school!
We are giving a free class pack to one lucky school to celebrate her work! The winner will be drawn on August 25 - the National Park Service's 110th birthday - and announced via email during National Park Week (Aug 22-30).