Environmentalist Rachel Carson / Douglas Hustad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hustad, Douglas, author.

Series:

STEM trailblazer bios.

STEM trailblazer bios

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964--Juvenile literature.

Carson, Rachel.

Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964. Silent spring--Juvenile literature.

Naturalists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Naturalists.

Environmentalists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Environmentalists.

Science writers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Science writers.

Pesticides--Environmental aspects--Juvenile literature.

Pesticides.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, Minnesota : Lerner Publications, [2017]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Do you enjoy spotting wild animals in the forest? As a little girl, Rachel Carson loved to explore the woods near her house. As an adult, she became an ecologist who helped change national policy and inspired people to protect the environment. While conducting research on wildlife, Carson noticed that the pesticides farmers used on crops were harming animals. Alarmed, she wrote Silent Spring , a book that led to the banning of several dangerous pesticides. How did Carson grow up to become one of the most influential environmentalists of the twentieth century? Discover how her interest in wildlife led to her remarkable career as a scientist and writer.

Contents:

An eye for detail

Studying the sea

Writing Silent spring

Controversies and criticism

Timeline

Glossary.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-5124-1090-X