The Day the River Caught Fire: How the Cuyahoga River Exploded and Ignited the Earth Day Movement

＂The true story of how a 1969 fire in one of the most polluted rivers in America helped foster awareness of water pollution and how the river’s fate contributed to the environmental movement＂--

Barry Wittenstein writes narrative nonfiction and historical fiction picture books. His book A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech that Inspired a Nation, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, received the 2020 Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children. It was named a Bank Street Best Book of the Year and nominated for an NAACP Image Award, among other honors. Barry lives with his wife in New York City. To learn more, please visit OneDogWoof.com or @BWittBooks on Twitter.

Jessie Hartland is the author and illustrator many nonfiction titles for young readers, including Our Flag Was Still There, which was named a Bank Street Best Book of the Year. The New York Times praised her ＂joyful folk-art illustrations＂ in Harlem Grown, written by Tony Hillery. She has painted murals at a Japanese amusement park, designed Christmas windows for Bloomingdale’s, and put her mark on ceramics, watches, and all sorts of other things. She has done drawings for many magazines and newspapers, including TheNew York Times, Traveland Leisure Family Club, Martha Stewart Kids, and Bon Appétit. She lives in New York City. Visit her at JessieHartland.com.