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Hile, Lori,

Rachel Carson : environmental pioneer / Making Meaning : Grade 4 Unit 2 Alternate title Lori Hile. - 48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. - Center for the Collaborative Classroom : Making Meaning ; Grade 4 Unit 2 Alternate title . - Women in Conservation. .

Includes bibliographical references (page 46), filmography (page 46), and index.

Who was Rachel Carson? -- How did Carson spend her childhood? -- How did college inspire Carson? -- How did Carson's writing help her work in science? -- How did Carson become famous? -- How did Carson warn the public about pesticides? -- What was the reaction to "Silent Spring"? -- What is Carson's legacy?

School Library Journal, December 2014 Booklist, November 2014

Profiles conservationist, Rachel Carson, and her work to uncover the dangers of pesticides; covers Carson's inspiration, her methods, findings, and the impact of her work on the environment movement.

6.9 3-6 990L Lexile S Fountas

ISBN: 9781484604717 1484604717 9781484604762 1484604768

LCCN: 2013040529

Subjects--Personal Names:
Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964 --Juvenile literature.
Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964. Silent spring --Juvenile literature.
Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964.
Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964. Silent spring.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Naturalists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Environmentalists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Science writers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Pesticides--Environmental aspects--Juvenile literature.
Naturalists.
Environmentalists.
Science writers.
Women--Biography.
Pesticides--Environmental aspects.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographies.

LC Class. No.: QH91.3.C3 / H55 2015

Dewey Class. No.: 921 CAR 508/.092 B