Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World

Author: Lawlor, Laurie. Illus. by Laura Beingessner. 2012. 32p. Publisher: Holiday House. Gr.3-5.

About

At a time when few women worked as biologists, Rachel Carson counted deep-sea fish off Nova Scotia and tracked alligators in the Everglades before tackling the chemical industry with her groundbreaking work Silent Spring.

Details

ISBN:

978-0-8234-2370-5

Awards Won

Title Year
bloomer.jpg The Amelia Bloomer Book List
The Amelia Bloomer Project, a committee of the Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table, compiles the Amelia Bloomer List, an annual annotated book list (or bibliography) of well-written and well-illustrated books with significant feminist content, intended for young readers (ages birth through 18).
Please note, this award is now called "Rise: A Feminist Book Project"
2013 - Selection(s)