Heroes of our Environment: True Stories

Heroes of our Environment: True Stories

By Harriet Rohmer

A chapter book with photographs depicting people and stories that have had an impact on our environment and our world!  Most of the stories were from the United States, however the one I story I selected to read aloud to my 3^rd graders during our unit featured El Hijo Del Santo from Mexico City, Mexico.  Santo is a famous Champion Masked Wrestler, respect4d and loved by young and old, who vowed to “Fight the Enemies of Our Environment”.  Santos enlisted the help of local children in Tijuana to help clean up the pollution and waste floating in the river, which is the main water source of the city.   The children of this community were so excited to help their environment and partner with Santo that the results of their cleanup caught media coverage and community cleanups began all over Mexico, as well as some Southern California areas. 

This story captured our hearts and El Hijo Del Santo became a hero in our 3^rd grade class as well!!  We were inspired by the difference one man could make, and WE Vowed to make a difference in our own community as well!!  Yeah Santo!!