About Books & Literature: Earth Day and Environmentalism

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Books & Literature From Erik Wander, your About Books & Literature Editor April 22 is Earth Day, the annual worldwide demonstration of support for environmental protection and the event widely credited for launching the modern environmental movement more than 40 years ago. This week, we're looking at books, as well as some influential voices from the green movement, that celebrate nature, our natural environment and its conservation. Walden, by Henry David Thoreau Thoreau spent two years in the 1840s in a cabin he built on land owned by Ralph Waldo Emerson contemplating nature and immersing himself in his "life in the woods." There he wrote that he "wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." This is Thoreau's life near Walden Pond. Sierra Club Founder John Muir in a Wind-Storm Top 10 Books About Writing About Nature Search Related Topics:  walden  henry david thoreau  american literature Women and the Environment Rachel Carson, Dian Fossey, Jane Goodall and Wangari Maathai are just some of the environmentalists you'll find on this list of books about women who have helped shape how we think about the natural world. Check out these biographies and autobiographies. Just for Starters: 10 Books About Ecofeminism If You Don't Know These Environmentalists You Don't Know Environmentalism Search Related Topics:  women scientists  women's history books  environmentalists Kids Books About Earth Day, The Environment Ranging from books for two- to six-year-old children to ages four through eight, this reading list might help younger kids make sense of what it means to protect the environment, featuring stories told through pictures and familiar characters. Earth Day books for the young ones. Dr. Seuss's The Lorax and Environmental Awareness Charlie and Lola 'Extremely Very Good Recyclers' Search Related Topics:  children's books about holiday and events  beginning reader books  picture books Interview With an Aldo Leopold Biographer Marybeth Lorbiecki is the author of Aldo Leopold: A Fierce Green Fire and several other environmental titles. In this interview, she says that most people learn about Leopold through his own written works like A Sand County Almanac. But she first became interested in him after reading another biography: Aldo Leopold: His Life and Work by Curt Meine. Learn about Leopold. Edward Abbey in The Great American Desert 1,000 Best Things for You and the Earth Search Related Topics:  forest history  biographies  aldo leopold Related Searches Free Books Earth Day April 22 Kids Reading Books Childrens Literature Photo Books Featured Articles John James Audubon and The Hurricane Tracts for Tree Huggers Naturalist to Philosopher: Frost's Nothing Gold Can Stay Top 10 Earth Friendly Cleaning Books Environmental Message in Astrov's Monologue Graphic Novel, Environmental Fable: 'Debris'   More from About.com 10 Easy Ways to Look Thinner Don't wait until you've lost those first pounds to make these simple, slimming changes. Read more...> Create a Shared Photo Stream Sharing your photo stream with friends and family is a great way to keep in touch. Read more...>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Books & Literature newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2012 About.com   Advertisement