The day the river caught fire : how the Cuyahoga River exploded and ignited the Earth Day movement
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Author
Wittenstein, Barry
Contributors
Hartland, Jessie, illustrator.
Published
New York, New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, [2023].
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Cuyahoga River (Ohio) -- Juvenile literature.
Earth Day -- Juvenile literature.
Environmentalism -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Informational works.
Literature.
Oil pollution of rivers, harbors, etc. -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga River -- Juvenile literature.
Picture books.
Other Subjects
Earth Day.
Environmentalism.
Oil pollution of rivers, harbors, etc. -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga River.

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Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illlustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781534480834, 1534480838

Notes

General Note
"A Paula Wiseman book"-- t.p.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"After the Industrial Revolution in the 1880s, the Cayuhoga River in Cleveland, Ohio, caught fire almost twenty times, earning Cleveland the nickname “The Mistake on the Lake.” Waste dumping had made fires so routine that local politicians and media didn't pay them any mind, and other Cleveland residents laughed off their combustible river and even wrote songs about it. But when the river ignited again in June 1969, the national media picked up on the story and added fuel to the fire of the recent environmental movement. A year later, in 1970, President Nixon created the Environmental Protection Agency--leading to the Clean Water and Clean Air Acts--and the first Earth Day was celebrated. It was a celebration, it was a protest, and it was the beginning of a movement to save our planet." -- Amazon.com.
Target Audience
Ages 4-8 Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Target Audience
Grades 2-3 Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Wittenstein, B., & Hartland, J. (2023). The day the river caught fire: how the Cuyahoga River exploded and ignited the Earth Day movement. (First edition). Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Wittenstein, Barry and Jessie, Hartland. 2023. The Day the River Caught Fire: How the Cuyahoga River Exploded and Ignited the Earth Day Movement. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Wittenstein, Barry and Jessie, Hartland. The Day the River Caught Fire: How the Cuyahoga River Exploded and Ignited the Earth Day Movement. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, 2023.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Wittenstein, B. and Hartland, J. (2023). The day the river caught fire: how the cuyahoga river exploded and ignited the earth day movement. First edn New York, New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Wittenstein, Barry, and Jessie Hartland. The Day the River Caught Fire: How the Cuyahoga River Exploded and Ignited the Earth Day Movement. First edition, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, 2023.

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