Winterbottom, Julie

Magic in a drop of water : how Ruth Patrick taught the world about water pollution / written by Julie Winterbottom ; illustrated by Susan Reagan. - 1 volume (unpaged) colour illustrations 27 cm.

An entertaining and gorgeous picture book biography of scientist and environmental hero Ruth Patrick, one of the first to warn about the dangers of pollution. A brilliant scientist and intrepid explorer, the ecologist Ruth Patrick taught the world how to care for the environment. She studied water pollution long before it became a public concern and gave other scientists the tools to do something about it. Born in 1907, Ruth Patrick was one of the only women in her field when she made her breakthrough discovery about biodiversity and the ecosystem of rivers, forever changing how ecologists understand pollution.

6+ years.

ISBN: 9780593620229

LCCN: 2024051594

Subjects--Personal Names:
Patrick, Ruth, 1907-2013 --Juvenile literature.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Water--Pollution--Juvenile literature.
Biodiversity--Juvenile literature.
Botanists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Women botanists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Environmental protection--Juvenile literature.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographies.

Dewey Class. No.: 580.92