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Day the River Caught Fire, The: How the Cuyahoga River Exploded and Ignited the Earth Day Movement
Barry Wittenstein
Illustrator: Jessie Hartland
Ages: 6+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Paula Wiseman Books/Simon & Schuster BFYR/S & S
ISBN: 978-1-5344-8083-4
Keywords: Environmentalism, Environmental Disasters, Water Pollution,
KABOOM! A 1969 explosion and fire on Cleveland's Cuyahoga River sparked the creation of Earth Day in 1970 and new environmental laws. Evocative gouache illustrations. Extensive back matter.