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Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World
Once you are aware of the wonder and beauty of earth, you will want to learn about it," wrote Carson, the pioneering environmentalist and author of "Silent Spring," the book that woke people up to the harmful impact humans are having on the planet. Illustrations.
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
February 1st 2012
by Holiday House
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This picture book biography provides an accessible and comprehensive look at the life of Rachel Carson and her work as a biologist and environmentalist. While the main story ends with her death at age 56 soon after the publication of "Silent Spring," an epilogue goes into detail about the battle that took place after the book's publication, and the slow recognition by America and other countries that what we do to the world around us has a profound impact on animal and plant life. Whi...more
This picture book biography provides an accessible and comprehensive look at the life of Rachel Carson and her work as a biologist and environmentalist. While the main story ends with her death at age 56 soon after the publication of "Silent Spring," an epilogue goes into detail about the battle that took place after the book's publication, and the slow recognition by America and other countries that what we do to the world around us has a profound impact on animal and plant life. Whi...more
This is a biographical picture book about the environmentalist Rachel Carson. The book covers her childhood, which she spent outside in her family’s woods, orchards and fields. Her mother loved nature and passed her passion on to her daughter. Though times were tough and her father struggled to make enough money to support the family, Rachel was able to attend Pennsylvania College for Women in Pittsburgh. It was during this time that she started to be concerned about the environment. Rachel deci...more
In this picture book biography of the life of Sylvia Earle, the author carefully tells a story of a young girl who was enamored with the diversity of life around her. From her early days in New Jersey to her later life in Florida, where she fell in love with the sea, Sylvia Earle was interested in the life she found and studied. This story tells the story of how Ms. Earle became a very important oceanographer with groundbreaking research and personal experiences with the sea and its inhabitants....more
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picture book format. This is a really powerful story. The telling at the beginning seems to jump around a bit. Then it is more chronological. I'm not sure the text is anything special, but it is not lifeless either. Kids may be interested in this story of a woman who started writing stories as a child and loved to lift rocks and look underneath. The illustrations help to tell the story as well. The story kind of feels like Miss Rumphius. Would be neat to share with a class.
picture book format. This is a really powerful story. The telling at the beginning seems to jump around a bit. Then it is more chronological. I'm not sure the text is anything special, but it is not lifeless either. Kids may be interested in this story of a woman who started writing stories as a child and loved to lift rocks and look underneath. The illustrations help to tell the story as well. The story kind of feels like Miss Rumphius. Would be neat to share with a class.
Rachel Carson and Her Book that Changed the World by Laurie Lawlor, illustrated by Laura Beingessner - How inspiring is Rachel Carson! I just loved reading more about this woman since in my old school district there is a school specifically designed and named after her passion. This is a well done, informative book telling how people handled and respected/didn't respect her research and focus on having a healthy environment and protecting the earth from poisonous toxins...
Budding naturalists will be enchanted by this book. Carson's story is an inspiring one about sticking up for what one believes in and persevering despite enormous odds.
The section at the book's conclusion, which details the chemical lobby's fight to censor and belittle what Carson had to say in her famed book Silent Spring, is both gripping and familiar-sounding in this new millenium.
This book would be a wonderful choice for a humane education or ecology unit.
The section at the book's conclusion, which details the chemical lobby's fight to censor and belittle what Carson had to say in her famed book Silent Spring, is both gripping and familiar-sounding in this new millenium.
This book would be a wonderful choice for a humane education or ecology unit.
It will be hard for young readers to imagine a time (not so long ago) when words like environment, pollution, extinction, endangered species, etc. were unfamiliar and misunderstood. Rachel Carson's lifetime commitment to the study of the planet and the effects of chemical and other pollutants on it literally changed the world. Very accessible text, informative illustrations, and detailed back matter make this a terrific research tool.
A lovely picture book biography of Rachel Carson and how she came to write Silent Spring.
Always in need of books about women scientists, and those who fought through adverse conditions to make a difference in the world. The illustrations are softly painted and add a gentle tone to the story of the quiet woman who started the ecology movement.
Always in need of books about women scientists, and those who fought through adverse conditions to make a difference in the world. The illustrations are softly painted and add a gentle tone to the story of the quiet woman who started the ecology movement.
Absolutely stuffed with great information. Might have been too much information for a first introduction to Carson's work, but we read a few Rachel Carson biographies before this one, and it filled in all the missing pieces nicely.
I have always admired Rachel Carson and her book Silent Spring. This biography gives an overview of how difficult and short her life was. There is an excellent bibliography in the end, for a more extensive look at her life.
An inspiring book about the woman scientist who started the movement against harmful pesticides when her book "Silent Spring" was published in 1962. A great read for Earth Day and Women's History month.
Soft watercolor illustrations complement this biography about a little known (to me at least) environmentalist. Great back matter features an extensive source list.
A wonderful and important picture book biography of an overlooked female scientist, writer, environmentalist and heroine. Recommended for everyone.
An amazing book celebrating the 50th anniversary of another outstanding book by an amazing woman.
Jan 25, 2013
Eriko
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4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
kids interested in science and protecting the environment
Read to child at bedtime; has sweet illustrations which my child loved.
Great introduction to Carson's life and work. Lovely illustrations.
It was awesome. best book ever! who in the world could come up with a better book than Rachel Carson and her book that changed the world.
A good introduction to Rachel Carson
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Lady scientist environmentalist hero! Important and well done.
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Laurie Lawlor grew up in a family enamored with the theater. Along with her five brothers and sisters she spent summers in a summer stock repertory company in a small mountain town in Colorado that was run by their mother (costumer, cook, accountant, and resident psychiatrist) and their father (artistic director).
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