Julia Butterfly Hill

Julia Butterfly Hill is a biography of environmentalist Julia Hill.  The book describes her early life and how she became involved in a tree-sitting campaign to save a redwood forest.  Her determination led her to spend two years living at the top of a redwood without once touching the ground.  The style is informative and conversational.

The text is composed of a variety of sentence types.  Captioned photographs provide a context for reading.  The book concludes with a two-page spread that tells how to write a biography.

Some words may require clarification: ancient, cause, clear-felling, provisions, plight, harassed, co-founded, motivational.

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