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Rachel Carson and ecology for kids : her life and ideas, with 21 activities and experiments / Rowena Rae.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Edition: First editionDescription: ix, 134 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 x 28 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780897339339
  • 0897339339
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Contents:
A path to biology -- Rachel sees the sea -- Writing about the ocean -- Expanding her range -- Under the sea and on top of the world -- The wonder of nature -- Everything is connected -- When birds can't sing -- Rachel's last chapter and her influence.
Summary: "Rachel Carson and Ecology for Kids explores the life and ideas of American biologist, conservationist, and science writer Rachel Carson, who served as the catalyst of the modern environmental movement"-- Provided by publisher.
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Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Biography Carson, R. R134 Available 33111009425980
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Biography New Carson, R. R134 Available 33111009596392
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Rachel Carson was an American biologist, conservationist, science and nature writer, and catalyst of the modern environmental movement. She studied biology in college at a time when few women entered the sciences, and then worked as a biologist and information specialist for the US government and wrote about the natural world for many publications. Carson is best remembered for her book Silent Spring, which exposed the widespread misuse of chemical pesticides in the United States and sparked both praise and fury.



Carson's personal life and scientific career were rooted in the study of nature. Using examples from Carson's life and works, Rachel Carson and Ecology for Kids will introduce readers to ecology concepts such as the components of ecosystems, adaptations by living things, energy cycles, food chains and food webs, and the balance of ecosystems. This lively biography includes a time line, resources, sidebars, and 21 hands-on activities that are sure to inspire the next generation of scientists, thinkers, leaders, agricultural producers, environmental activists, and world citizens. Kids will: Collect a seed bank of local plant species Chart bird migration through their region Make birdseed cookies Model bioaccumulation and biomagnification Build a worm farm And more!

Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-126), glossary, and index.

A path to biology -- Rachel sees the sea -- Writing about the ocean -- Expanding her range -- Under the sea and on top of the world -- The wonder of nature -- Everything is connected -- When birds can't sing -- Rachel's last chapter and her influence.

"Rachel Carson and Ecology for Kids explores the life and ideas of American biologist, conservationist, and science writer Rachel Carson, who served as the catalyst of the modern environmental movement"-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 9 to 12 Chicago Review Press.

Grades 4-6 Chicago Review Press.

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