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Rachel Carson and the environmental movement

Discusses author and marine biologist Rachel Carson's efforts to protect the environment, from her childhood nature outings in Pennsylvania through the impact of her 1962 book, "Silent Spring."

Main Author: Landau, Elaine.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Children's Press, c2004.
Series: Cornerstones of freedom.
Subjects:
Carson, Rachel, > 1907-1964 > Biography > Juvenile.
Biologists > Biography > Juvenile.
Environmentalists > Biography > Juvenile.
Women > Biography > Juvenile.
Summary: Discusses author and marine biologist Rachel Carson's efforts to protect the environment, from her childhood nature outings in Pennsylvania through the impact of her 1962 book, "Silent Spring."
Physical Description: 48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 46) and index.
ISBN: 0516242326
Author Notes: Elaine Landau Elaine Landau has received her Bachelor's in English and Journalism and her Master's in Library and Information Sciences. She has written over 185 books, most of them non-fiction children's books on subjects such as earth science, planets, the supernatural, dinosaurs, ancient civilizations, ecology and contemporary issues.

Landau's books have won the American Association for the Advancement of Science: "Science Books and Film" Best Children's Science Booklist, as well as The New York Public Library Books for the Teenage, the New Jersey Institute of Technology Award and VOYA's Nonfiction Honor List.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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