Who was Rachel Carson? / by Sarah Fabiny ; illustrated by Dede Putra.
Material type: TextSeries: Who was-- ?Publisher: New York, New York, USA : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, [2014]Description: 106 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0448479591
- 9780448479590
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Biography | Carson, R. F119 | Checked out | 05/10/2024 | 33111007639087 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Though she grew up in rural Pennsylvania, Rachel Carson dreamed of the sea. In 1936 she began work with the Bureau of Fisheries and soon after published Under the Sea Wind , her first of many nature books. Her 1962 bestseller, Silent Spring , sent shockwaves through the country and warned of the dangers of DDT and other pesticides. A pioneering environmentalist, Rachel Carson helped awaken the global consciousness for conservation and preservation.
Includes bibliographical references (page 106).
Presents the life and accomplishments of the American biologist, whose influential work, "The Silent Spring," inspired worldwide conservation movements.