Rachel Carson : a twentieth-century life / by Ellen Levine.

Author/creator Levine, Ellen
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Viking, 2007.
Description224 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
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SeriesUp close
Up close. ^A714210
Contents Wild birds and creatures -- Vision splendid -- Adventurous mind -- Roaring seaward, and I go -- Seven-minute fish tales -- Superb indifference -- Field mice for twelve -- Can't stop researching -- She's done it again -- Under the name of civilization -- Reverence for life -- Argument with a woman -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Permissions and acknowledgments -- Index.
Abstract Discusses author and marine biologist Rachel Carson's efforts to protect the environment, from her childhood nature outings through the impact of her 1962 book, "Silent Spring."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 194-215) and index.
Interest age level 011-up.
LCCN 2007298178
ISBN0670062200
ISBN9780670062201

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