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Rachel Carson : a twentieth-century life /

Discusses author and marine biologist Rachel Carson's efforts to protect the environment, from her childhood nature outings through the impact of her 1962 book, "Silent Spring."

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Levine, Ellen
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Viking, 2007.
Series:Up close.
Subjects:
Carson, Rachel, > 1907-1964 > Juvenile literature.
Biologists > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Environmentalists > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Carson, Rachel, > 1907-1964.
Biologists.
Environmentalists.
Women > Biography.
Online Access:Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Table of contents only
Description
Summary:Discusses author and marine biologist Rachel Carson's efforts to protect the environment, from her childhood nature outings through the impact of her 1962 book, "Silent Spring."
Physical Description:224 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Audience:011-up.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-215) and index.
ISBN:0670062200
9780670062201