Rachel Carson : environmental pioneer / Lori Hile.

By:

Hile, Lori [author.]

Material type:

TextSeries: Women in ConservationPublisher: Chicago, Illinois : Heinemann Library, [2015]Description: 48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cmContent type:

text

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781484604717
1484604717
9781484604762
1484604768

Other title:

Making Meaning : Grade 4 Unit 2 Alternate title

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Genre/Form:

Biographies.

DDC classification:

921 CAR 508/.092 B 23

LOC classification:

QH91.3.C3 H55 2015

Contents:

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?

Summary: 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.

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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.

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

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3-6

990L Lexile

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Center for the Collaborative Classroom Curriculum.

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