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Rachel Carson
  • Format
  • HARDCOVER
  • Authored by: Marie-Therese Miller
  • From the Series: Conservation Heroes
  • Trim Size: 6-1/2 x 9-1/4
  • ISBN-10: 1604139501
  • ISBN-13: 978-1-60413-950-1
  • Status: In Stock
  • List Price: $35.00
  • Imprint: Chelsea House
  • Published: 03/01/2011
  • Dewey Number: 333
  • Reading Level: Grades 6-12
  • Pages: 136

Summary

Rachel Carson was a nature lover since childhood. As an adult, she became a marine biologist and wrote award-winning books about the ocean, capturing the imagination of her readers with her poetic descriptions of the sea and its inhabitants. But it was her book Silent Spring that thrust Carson and the hazards of using pesticides into the national consciousness. Silent Spring sounded the alarm about the threat chemical pesticides posed to wildlife and made people sensitive to the ways they impacted the earth. Carson—and her book—are often credited with inspiring the modern environmental movement. Rachel Carson shows how this writer was able to bring national attention to a growing environmental crisis.

Specifications

Full-color photographs and illustrations. Sidebars. Further resources. Web sites. Glossary. Index.

About the Author(s)

Marie-Therese Miller holds a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in writing from Manhattanville College. She has more than 100 published articles to her credit, including the story "Panic," found in Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul 2. Miller is also the author of Chelsea Clubhouse's Dog Tales set and Managing Responsibilities in Chelsea House's Character Education set.

Reviews and Awards

"Short List" 


- Green Earth Book Award

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