Rachel Carson: Extraordinary Environmentalist | EL Education Curriculum

Author

Jill C. Wheeler

Description

In this title, examine the life of courageous environmentalist and author of Silent Spring, Rachel Carson. Readers will enjoy digging into Carson’s personal story, beginning with her childhood writing stories and exploring the Allegheny River near her home in Pennsylvania. Students can trace Carson’s success, from her education at PCW and Woods Hole to her roles with the Bureau of Fisheries and the FWS, before her writing career took hold. Engaging text and photos offer insight on topics such as marine biology, pesticide use, and the birth of the EPA. While a timeline, glossary, and index supplement the text, an entertaining science activity allows readers their own hands-on experience based on the science that inspired this woman’s groundbreaking career.

Required or Recommended

Recommended

Publisher

Checkerboard Library

Year Published

2012

ISBN

978-1617834462

Lexile Measure

690

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