01982cam a2200385 i 4500 500775554 TxAuBib 20210520120000.0 190115s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2018061077 9781534429338 PAP 7.99 1534429336 PAP 7.99 TxAuBib rda Pearson, P. O'Connell. Fighting for the forest [BOOK] : how FDR's Civilian Conservation Corps helped save America / P. O'Connell Pearson. Fighting for the forest. First edition. New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2019. 197 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-180) and index. Waiting for hope -- Taking action -- Looking back -- A miracle of cooperation -- Into the woods -- What will they do, Mr. President? -- Winning support -- More than work -- Across the country -- Moving on -- Lasting legacies. Tells the story of the Civilian Conservation Corp through a close look at Shenandoah National Park in Virginia (the CCC's first project) and through the personal stories and work of young men around the nation who came of age and changed their country for the better working in Roosevelt's Tree Army. Provided by publisher. Age 10+. Grade 4 to 6. 20210520. Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano) 1882-1945 Juvenile literature. Forest conservation United States History Juvenile literature. Conservation of natural resources United States History Juvenile literature.