The story of a woman, Diane Wilson, who takes matters into her own hands about the polluted environment, where she is living.

Genre: Biography

Critique of Genre: This is a good example of a biography because it tells the true story of Diane Wilson, a commercial shrimper and mother, and her struggle to protect the Texas Bays from pollution created by large chemical companies.

Age: Intermediate, Middle School

Critique of Point of View: The author does a good job relaying the first-person point of view with the story. Diane Wilson, after all, narrates the entire book, giving a first-hand account of her struggle to save the bays.

This is a great example of a biography. As a teacher you can read this story to talk about what a biography is. It is a true story about Diane Wilson who tries to do something about pollution by becoming an enivornmental activist. You could also read this story to your students to talk about pollution. ( )

Review: This is a good example of a biography because it contains truthful information about a woman and the difference that she made in preventing pollution regardless of what other people told her to do.

Setting: The setting is integral to the story because it is about a person and her story and how she made a difference.

Media: Sketches

Genre: This book is a great example of a biography because it tells the true story of a woman who stopped pollution in a bay by her home. The reason that it is such a great book is that it tells her story in interesting comic book form on a background that gives information about bays and ecosystems.

Setting: This book is set in the late 1990's in a small Gulf town in Calhoun County Texas

Media: pencil sketch, watercolor