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Rachel Carson and her book that changed the world / by Laurie Lawlor ; illustrated by Laura Beingessner.
Retells the story of Rachel Carson, a pioneering environmentalist who wrote and published "Silent Spring," the revolutionary book pointing out the dangerous effects of chemicals on the living world.
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- ISBN: 9780823423705 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0823423700 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 32 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Holiday House, c2012.
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| Subject: | Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964. Biologists > United States > Biography. Environmentalists > United States > Biography. Women > Biography. |
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| Covington Branch | J B C3213Law (Text) | 33126016951695 | JBiography | Available | - |
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Retells the story of Rachel Carson, a pioneering environmentalist who wrote and published "Silent Spring," the revolutionary book pointing out the dangerous effects of chemicals on the living world. - Holiday House
In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of Silent Spring, here is a biography of the pioneering environmentalist. "Once you are aware of the wonder and beauty of earth, you will want to learn about it," wrote Rachel Carson. She wrote Silent Spring, the book that woke people up to the harmful impact humans were having on our planet. Silent Spring was first published in 1962. Winner of the award for Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 for 2013, a cooperative project of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and the Childrenâs Book Council.