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Conrad, Vicki

A Voice for the Everglades: Marjory Stoneman Douglas

40 pp. | Whitman | October, 2021 | Trade ISBN 978−0−8075−8496−5 $17.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Ibon Adarne & Rachel Yew. An early-twentieth-century eco-advocate and an abundant natural wonderland come to life in this picture-book biography. Patterned, poetic language tells two intertwining stories: the first of Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890–1998), a journalist who used poetry, literature, and on-the-ground activism to prevent development of the Florida Everglades; the second of the Everglades themselves, a "trickle of water" that, over generations, became the sprawling home to nine different habitats. Striking jewel-toned illustrations capture the grandeur of the Everglades' ecological landscape, as well as show off the myriad critters that live there. A tribute to the remarkable persistence of an unconventional centenarian and the wetlands she advocated for and adored. Four concluding pages provide information about some of the Everglades' flora and fauna, more about Douglas, ideas for readers to help, and sources.
Reviewer: Jessica Tackett MacDonald

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