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Rachel Carson
Exposes the destruction of wildlife through the widespread use of pesticides. This book aims to creates public awareness of the environment.
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The third volume in Rachel Carson’s classic and New York Times bestselling Sea trilogy, about the delicate beauty of the shoreline.
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The second volume in Rachel Carson’s classic and New York Times Sea trilogy celebrates sea creatures in their natural habitat.
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Kate Hannigan
This STEAM picture book biography highlights how scientist and writer Rachel Carson became the author of the groundbreaking book Silent Spring and the mother of the modern environmental movement.
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Lida Maxwell
How Silent Spring stands as a monument to a unique, loving relationship between Rachel Carson and Dorothy Freeman, and how such love underpins a new environmental politics
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Paul Lobo Portuges
The Silent Spring of Rachel Carson is an important, passionate story that needs to be told and hopefully never forgotten. It is a fascinating, moving story, masterly written, about one…
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The breathtaking first volume in Rachel Carson’s classic and New York Times bestselling trilogy, about the history of the oceans.
The book that sparked the modern environmental movement, with an unprecedented collection of letters, speeches, and other writings that reveal the extraordinary courage and vision of its author.
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Featuring stunning new photographs, many in color, and an updated design, this special reissue of Rachel Carson’s award-winning classic–originally published by Harper & Row in 1965–encourages sharing the miracle of…
M M Eboch
Words have the power to create change. Rachel Carson knew this, and she shared her love of nature and the need to protect it in her writing. She wrote several…
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Ann E Burg
Through the eyes of her family and friends we see the young Rachel as she explores nature and overcomes obstacles to write about harmful chemical practices and launch the global…
A collection of excerpts from unpublished writings and speeches by the New York Times bestselling author of the Sea trilogy and the seminal Silent Spring.
An illustrated version of Rachel Carson's essay on clouds for young readers.
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Alix Wood
American biologist Rachel Carson played an important part in the environmental movement. Her work and writing regarding pollution are often credited with creating awareness of the problem and even changing…
Anita Croy
Raised in rural Pennsylvania, Rachel Carson was a pioneer in combining the disciplines of the arts and science, specifically writing and biology. From writing about the ocean like a poet…
Ernie Tremblay
A biography of the biologist who helped initiate the environmental movement.
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Arlene Quaratiello
In Rachel Carson: A Biography, Carson emerges as a talented scientist and exceptional writer who was able to share her sense of wonder about nature with both scientists and the…
Arlene R Quaratiello
This readable and up-to-date biography traces the famous environmentalist’s development as a writer from earliest childhood through the publication of her best-known work, Silent Spring (1962).
Birdie Willis
The second original graphic novel in a new series spotlighting the true stories of the real groundbreakers who changed our world for the better.
Dr Barbara Ten Brink
A chance meeting between Rachel Carson, one of the greatest scientists of the twentieth century, and a fictional character in our story begins a life-long friendship, a passion to protect…
Christina Leaf
Introduces the reader to biologist Rachel Carson.
Douglas Hustad
Learn more about Rachel Carson, an American marine biologist and conservationist whose books helped to advance the global environmental movement.
Douglas Hustand
Izzi Howell
Meet the S.T.E.A.M. pioneers and discover their fascinating life story and inspirations
Patricia M DeMarco Ph D
Patricia DeMarco has led a remarkable life, walking in the footsteps of environmental icon Rachel Carson. In doing so, Patricia has forged her own path through the same challenges Rachel…
Lisa M Bolt Simons
Rachel Carson wasn’t just a scientist. She was an author and a conservationist. Young readers will discover how this biologist helped bring attention to the dangers of pesticides and the…
Nancy Dickmann
Examines Rachel Carson and her important environmental work.
Mary Ellen Snodgrass
Rachel Carson was a marine biologist credited with the founding of the ecology movement and the rise in ecofeminism. This literary companion provides readers with Carson’s key messages via an…
Rory Queenston
Rachel Carson: Environmental Pioneer is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.3.3 and Literacy.L.3.1f. Rachel Carson’s life as an environmental activist is explained in this…
Explores the range and significance of Carson’s work.
Scott Gillam
A biography of Rachel Carson, the marine biologist and nature writer whose writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement.
Ellen S. Levine
Rachel Carsons controversial book Silent Spring revealed the dangers of pesticide use and brought readers a new awareness of humankinds contamination of the environment, which ultimately led to the creation…
Kate Coombs,Seth Lucas
Introduces young children to Rachel Carson, a renowned biologist and environmentalist considered to be the mother of the modern environmental movement.
Anne Rooney
Published in Great Britain in 2019 by Book House, an imprint of The Salariya Book Company Ltd.
Lori Hile
This book takes an engaging look at the work of ground-breaking conservationist, Sylvia Earle, and her work to prtect oceans and ocean life. It covers Earle’s inspiration, her methods, findings…
Gina Dal Fuoco
Rachel Carson is one of the most influential leaders of the modern environmental movement. This enlightening biography allows readers to discover the inspiring life of Carson and the impact she…
Linda Lear
Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, published in 1962, did more than any other single publication to alert the world to the hazards of environmental poisoning and to inspire a powerful social…
Liza N. Burby
Studies show that girls are often discouraged from pursuing careers in science and medicine. This series of biographies was created specifically to counter gender bias and to give young girls…
Dee Phillips
Rachel Carson: Environmental Pioneer is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.3.6 and Literacy.L.3.5a. Readers learn about the career of environmental activist Rachel Carson, illustrated…
