{"product_id":"cactus-queen-minerva-hoyt-establishes-joshua-tree-national-park-hardcover","title":"Cactus Queen: Minerva Hoyt Establishes Joshua Tree National Park - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLori Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJenn Ely\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow did the Joshua Tree National Park in California come to be? Meet Minerva Hamilton Hoyt, an artist, activist, and environmentalist, whose determination saved the desert and helped to create the park, in this STEAM picture book.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLong 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHowever, 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLori Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of several children's books, including \u003ci\u003eAll in a Drop: How Antony van Leeuwenhoek Discovered an Invisible World\u003c\/i\u003e, which won a Robert F. Sibert Honor\u003ci\u003e, and A Sporting Chance: How Ludwig Guttmann Created the Paralympic Games\u003c\/i\u003e, an NCSS Notable Book. Her work has received several starred reviews from \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Horn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, has made the NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book list, and has been selected by the Junior Library Guild. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJenn Ely \u003c\/b\u003eis an artist and animator, who has worked on the movies \u003ci\u003eThe Boxtrolls \u003c\/i\u003eand Guillermo Del Toro's \u003ci\u003ePinocchio\u003c\/i\u003e. In her recent foray into children's books, she illustrated T\u003ci\u003ehe Gardener of Alcatraz \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eIf You Were a Kid Building a Pyramid\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 11.02 x 9.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 05, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47369489318066,"sku":"9781662680212","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/5b926c5571ba07bffa7d128db384757e.webp?v=1777594372","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/cactus-queen-minerva-hoyt-establishes-joshua-tree-national-park-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}