Description A picture book biography of Marjory Stoneman Douglas, the remarkable conservationist and naturalist who worked tirelessly to protect the Florida Everglades. As an environmental journalist andconservationist, Marjory Stoneman Douglas spent her life fighting to preserve the Florida Everglades. Now celebrated as a subtropical paradise with a diverse ecosystem, the Everglades was once considered a worthless swamp. Marjory recognized the wetlands as a treasured river, home to an array of species unlike anywhere else in the world--and she was determined to help protect it. This is the story of how Marjory's incredible vision and unwavering tenacity led to the preservation of one of the most unique regions on Earth. Bonus contentincludes an author's note, inspiring quotesby Douglas, and information about water: whereitcomes from,and what we can do to help preserve this precious resource.