Chico Mendes: Fight for the Forest (Earth Keepers) - Hardcover

DeStefano, Susan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 094147741X ISBN 13: 9780941477413

Publisher: Twenty First Century Books (CT), 1991

Synopsis

Relates the story of the rubber tapper who was murdered because of his protest movement to stop the destruction of the Amazon rain forest.

About this title

From Kirkus Reviews:

In the ``Earthkeepers'' series, a true hero of the environmental movement gets his due in a simply phrased biography. Mendes, leader of the nonviolent movement to save the Brazilian rain forest, was gunned down by cattle ranchers just a few years ago. DeStefano gives a sympathetic account of his work, covering Mendes's organization of campaigns (as well as his public-relations efforts to attract world attention); the diversity of rain-forest life; its importance to humanity; the destruction threatening it; and the semifeudal living conditions of the rubber-tappers. Although her style plods a bit, she depicts the drama of the conflict fairly; readers who stick with her account will come to appreciate the enormous forces opposing Mendes and the scope of his achievements. Printed in large type and illustrated with b&w line drawings. Glossary; index; but no bibliography. (Biography. 10-12) -- Copyright ©1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

About this edition

• Publisher: Twenty First Century Books (CT)
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 094147741X
• ISBN 13: 9780941477413
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 76
• Illustrator: Raymond Larry