Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World
By Laurie Lawlor
Illustrated by Laura Beingessner
By Laurie Lawlor
Illustrated by Laura Beingessner
Category: Children's Nonfiction
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$7.99
Aug 31, 2014 | ISBN 9780823431939 | 6-9 years
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Praise
“Lawlor has presented a concise and lively picture. . . . This book is a worthy introduction to a woman whose work still influences environmental decisions today.”—School Library Journal
“Carson emerges as a proud, conscientious woman who never allowed the constraints of her era to interfere with her convictions.”—Publishers Weekly
“This accessible account folds a commendable amount of significant information into picture book format. . . . There’s an epilogue concerning the watershed effect of Silent Spring, excellent source notes, and a list of books by and about Carson.”—The Horn Book
A Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year
John Burroughs Riverby Award
Green Earth Book Award Honor Book
An NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book
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