Spring after spring : how Rachel Carson inspired the environmental movement
Record details
- ISBN: 1626728194
- ISBN: 9781626728196
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Physical Description:
31 pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Roaring Book Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 31). |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Ecology Global environmental change Biologists United States Biography Environmentalists United States Biography Carson, Rachel 1907-1964 |
Available copies
- 1 of 2 copies available at Kenton County. (Show)
- 1 of 2 copies available at Kenton County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | J B C3213si (Text) | 33126022115392 | JBiography | Checked out | 05/20/2024 |
Independence Branch | J B C3213si (Text) | 33126022115384 | JBiography | Available | - |
- School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2018 July
Copyright 2018 School Library Journal.K-Gr 3â Sisson's paneled illustrations place Rachel Carson in the natural world that fascinated her from childhood and inspired her groundbreaking books. Sisson stresses Carson's curiosity about and careful observations of birds, insects, and other animals as she grew up in Pennsylvania. Those same qualities served her well as a scientist and writer who introduced readers to the lives of sea creatures in best-selling books. Sisson's diagrams help explain the harmful effects of DDT that Carson articulated in her most influential work,Silent Spring . Sisson leaves out many personal and professional challenges Carson faced, which Laurie Lawlor includes in her picture book biography for slightly older readers,Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World . Although Sisson does mention some of the controversy theSilent Spring generated in the main text, she provides additional information in an author's note that emphasizes the book's influence on the environmental movement. Her meticulous notes reveal Sisson's own extensive research. The variety of page layouts add visual interest.VERDICT This brief, upbeat biography that introduces an important scientist and her work would be a good addition to most public and school library collections.âKathy Piehl, Minnesota State University Library, Mankato