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02357aam a22003135i 4500 001 541F343AE29111EE957C5EC330ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240315010030 008 240306s2024 xx j 000 0 eng d 020 $a 166268021X 020 $a 9781662680212 040 $a NjBwBT $b eng $c NjBwBT $e rda $d SILO 100 10 $a Alexander, Lori 245 10 $a Minerva Hoyt establishes Joshua Tree National Park $c written by Lori Alexander ; pictures by Jenn Ely. 264 1 $a New York, N.Y. : $b Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, $c 2024. 300 $a 1 volume (unpaged) : $b illustrations (chiefly color) ; $c 29 cm 520 $a Long before she became known as the Cactus Queen, Minerva Hamilton Hoyt found solace in the unexpected beauty of the Mojave Desert in California. She loved the jackrabbits and coyotes, the prickly cacti, and especially the weird, spiky Joshua trees. However, in the 1920s, hardly anyone else felt the same way. The desert was being thoughtlessly destroyed by anyone and everyone. Minerva knew she needed to bring attention to the problem. With the help of her gardening club, taxidermists, and friends, she took the desert east and put its plants and animals on display. The displays were a hit, but Minerva needed to do much more: she wanted to have the desert recognized as a national park. Although she met with President Franklin D. Roosevelt and won him over, Minerva still had to persuade politicians, scientists, teachers, and others to support her cause. And, it worked! Minerva's efforts led to what came to be known as Joshua Tree National Park in California, and saved hundreds of thousands of plants and animals. Now, the millions of people who visit each year have learned to love the desert, just as Minerva did. 650 $a Desert conservation $x Juvenile Literature $x History $x Juvenile Literature 650 $a PICTURE BOOKS / Nature & the Natural World 650 $a PICTURE BOOKS / Historical 650 $a PICTURE BOOKS / Biographical 941 $a 6 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20240524010517.0 952 $l NJPD993 $d 20240419120842.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20240409012827.0 952 $l SIPD314 $d 20240409011619.0 952 $l HRPE845 $d 20240329010045.0 952 $l EZPE755 $d 20240315010032.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=541F343AE29111EE957C5EC330ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search