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I would like to share a new book I received Our National Parks by John Muir I received for a review.
Life is funny because I had told Charlie I wanted to get out of the house more and visit different Towns around us and parks for Homeschool. When the LORD sent me Our National Parks a book on Parks in different States which I hadn’t ever thought of studying but has opened up new doors for us.
Our National Parks goes right along with our studies on States. I love how the book is tall and skinny which makes it easy to carry with us. This book will fit into our backpack or even the glove compartment of our car so we can have something to read when out and running errands.
You should see the illustration on the front of the book with a Tree and inside the tree is two beard and mountains with the Sun pecking out from behind them. I would love going somewhere that has Mountains and if possible Snow. Would you like to come with us?
I enjoined learning about the parks and how the Author included facts on each park but the writing is pretty small and for me it was hard to read but having Charlie I had him read the book to me. The next time were going to see if we can find the book on DVD which will be easier for me. Even though the print is small don’t let that stop you from reading this amazing book.
The Author included The Yellowstone National Park which I’ve always wanted to visit. Charlie and I learned so much about Parks that we didn’t know which we will be able to share with our friends and family. Our National Parks should be in every school library.
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For every person who has experienced the beauty of the mountains and felt humbled by comparison.
John Muir’s Our National Parks―reissued to encourage, and inspire travelers, campers, and contemporary naturalists―is as profound for readers today as it was in 1901.
Take in John Muir’s detailed observations of the sights, scents, sounds, and textures of Yosemite, Yellowstone, and forest reservations of the West. Be reminded (as Muir sagely puts), “Wildness is a necessity; and that mountain parks and reservations are useful not only as fountains of timber and irrigating rivers, but as fountains of life.”
John Muir’s warmth, humor, and passionate advocacy for these public lands is enough to spur any reader on to plan a National Parks adventure of their own
About: John Muir
John Muir (/mjʊər/; April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914) was a Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada of California, have been read by millions. His activism helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and other wilderness areas. The Sierra Club, which he founded, is a prominent American conservation organization. The 211-mile (340 km) John Muir Trail, a hiking trail in the Sierra Nevada, was named in his honor. Other such places include Muir Woods National Monument, Muir Beach, John Muir College, Mount Muir, Camp Muir and Muir Glacier. In Scotland, the John Muir Way, a 130 mile long distance route, was named in honor of him.
In his later life, Muir devoted most of his time to the preservation of the Western forests. He petitioned the U.S. Congress for the National Park bill that was passed in 1890, establishing Yosemite National Park. The spiritual quality and enthusiasm toward nature expressed in his writings inspired readers, including presidents and congressmen, to take action to help preserve large nature areas. He is today referred to as the “Father of the National Parks” and the National Park Service has produced a short documentary about his life.
Muir has been considered ‘an inspiration to both Scots and Americans’. Muir’s biographer, Steven J. Holmes, believes that Muir has become “one of the patron saints of twentieth-century American environmental activity,” both political and recreational. As a result, his writings are commonly discussed in books and journals, and he is often quoted by nature photographers such as Ansel Adams. “Muir has profoundly shaped the very categories through which Americans understand and envision their relationships with the natural world,” writes Holmes. Muir was noted for being an ecological thinker, political spokesman, and religious prophet, whose writings became a personal guide into nature for countless individuals, making his name “almost ubiquitous” in the modern environmental consciousness. According to author William Anderson, Muir exemplified “the archetype of our oneness with the earth”, while biographer Donald Worster says he believed his mission was “…saving the American soul from total surrender to materialism.”:403 On April 21, 2013, the first ever John Muir Day was celebrated in Scotland, which marked the 175th anniversary of his birth, paying homage to the conservationist.
Bio from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Photo by Unknown [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
