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George Shea is a children's writer and environmental journalist. His most recent non-fiction book is a biography of Rachel Carson: "Rachel Carson, Founder of the Environmental Movement." He is currently writing a biography of global warming pioneer, Charles David Keeling (1928-2005) of Keeling Curve fame, and sees strong parallels between Keeling and Carson. "Rachel Carson woke the world up to the fact that the environment was vulnerable and could be damaged, even destroyed by human activity. Less than a decade later, Keeling accomplished the same thing relative to global warming with his measurements that showed the relentless growth of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere."

He also enjoys writing about inventors. His "First Flight, the Story o...more

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Average rating: 3.58 · 19 ratings · 7 reviews · 29 distinct works

	First Flight: The Story of Tom Tate and the Wright Brothers by George Shea, Don Bolognese (Illustrations) 3.12 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1997 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Amazing Rescues (Step-Into-Reading, Step 4) 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1992 — 3 editions	My rating:
	ESP McGee to the Rescue 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1984	My rating:
	Nightmare Nina 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1980	My rating:
	I Died Here by George Shea, Bill Shields 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	My rating:
	A Reader's Guide to Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2007	My rating:
	The Life and Epoch of Alexander Hamilton: A Historical Study 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:
	Memoir Concerning the Seabury Commemoration Held at St. Paul's Cathedral, London the Fourteenth Day of November, A.D. 1884. Printed from a Manuscript 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:
	Alligators 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1977 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Memoir concerning the Seabury commemoration held at St. Paul's Cathedral, London the fourteenth day of November, A.D. 1884. Printed from a manuscript monograph introductory to a unique volume in the possession of George Shea .. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating: