Riverkeeper: Protecting an American River

Description: "America's 'first river,' the Hudson, and the Riverkeepers who protect it, offer insight into the history of environmental activism and how individuals and communities can learn by example to protect watersheds all over the globe"

Review Quotes: Castaldo considers the role of rivers in nature through this comprehensive examination of the Hudson River and Riverkeeper, the environmental organization that protects it. . . Encouragement to young environmentalists.
--Booklist

Terms like brackish, salt line, and watershed are well defined, and the importance of each wildlife species to the ecosystem is clearly explained. . . .For future environmentalists everywhere, the success of the Hudson River cleanup is a story of celebration no matter the location.
--School Library Journal