Who Was Rachel Carson?

by Sarah Fabiny, Who HQ, Dede Putra (Illustrator)

Overview

Though she grew up in rural Pennsylvania, Rachel Carson dreamed of the sea. In 1936 she began work with the Bureau of Fisheries and soon after published Under the Sea Wind, her first of many nature books. Her 1962 bestseller, Silent Spring, sent shockwaves through the country and warned of the dangers of DDT and other pesticides. A pioneering environmentalist, Rachel Carson helped awaken the global consciousness for conservation and preservation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780448479590
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	10/30/2014
Series:	Who Was? Series
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	214,655
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	930L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Sarah Fabiny is the Editor-in-Chief of series and licensed books at Grosset & Dunlap and the author of Who Was Frida Kahlo?