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Readers who finished John Muir by Wil Mara and wanted more will find 24 strong picks here, all connected by Environmentalists & Naturalists, Social Activists, Science & Technology, and Juvenile Nonfiction.

Top related books to John Muir

Strong read-alikes chosen for how closely they echo the themes and feel of John Muir.

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Themes: Environmentalists & Naturalists • Social Activists • Science & Technology

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Themes: Environmentalists & Naturalists • Science & Technology • Juvenile Nonfiction

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Themes: Environmentalists & Naturalists • Science & Technology • Juvenile Nonfiction

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Themes: Environmentalists & Naturalists • Science & Technology • Juvenile Nonfiction

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Themes: Social Activists • Science & Technology • Juvenile Nonfiction

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Themes: Social Activists • Science & Technology • Juvenile Nonfiction

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Themes: Social Activists • Science & Technology • Juvenile Nonfiction

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Themes: Social Activists • Science & Technology • Juvenile Nonfiction

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Themes: Social Activists • Science & Technology • Juvenile Nonfiction

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Themes: Social Activists • Science & Technology • Juvenile Nonfiction

#11

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Themes: Social Activists • Science & Technology • Juvenile Nonfiction

#12

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Themes: Environmentalists & Naturalists • Science & Technology • Juvenile Nonfiction

#13

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Themes: Social Activists • Science & Technology • Juvenile Nonfiction

#14

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Themes: Social Activists • Science & Technology • Juvenile Nonfiction

#15

Groundbreaking Guys 40 Men Who Became Great by Doing Good

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Themes: Social Activists • Science & Technology • Juvenile Nonfiction

#16

Jane Goodall Animal Scientist

Katherine Krohn

Themes: Social Activists • Science & Technology • Juvenile Nonfiction

#17

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Themes: Social Activists • Science & Technology • Juvenile Nonfiction

#18

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Themes: Social Activists • Science & Technology • Juvenile Nonfiction

#19

Kids Who Are Saving the Planet Ready-to-Read Level 3

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Themes: Social Activists • Science & Technology • Juvenile Nonfiction

#20

Little People, BIG DREAMS: Earth Heroes 3 Books from the Best-selling Series! Jane Goodall – Greta Thunberg – David Attenborough

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Themes: Social Activists • Science & Technology • Juvenile Nonfiction

#21

Listening to Crickets A Story about Rachel Carson

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Themes: Social Activists • Science & Technology • Juvenile Nonfiction

#22

Severn and the Day She Silenced the World

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Themes: Social Activists • Science & Technology • Juvenile Nonfiction

#23

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Themes: Social Activists • Science & Technology • Juvenile Nonfiction

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Dark Emu Aboriginal Australia and the Birth of Agriculture

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Themes: Environmentalists & Naturalists • Science & Technology • Biography & Autobiography

If John Muir by Wil Mara is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by Environmentalists & Naturalists, Social Activists, Science & Technology and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by Carl C. Anthony, Ann Bausum, Carol Greene, Gerald Durrell, and others.