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Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World
By Laurie Lawlor
- ISBN
- 978-0-8234-2370-5
- Publisher
- Holiday
REVIEWS
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2012 | Fiction
Lawlor interweaves the most salient facts of the naturalist's life (1907–1964) with such illuminating details as needy extended family members camping outside the Carsons' overflowing house; or the chief of the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries, where she finally got a job ("one of only two professional women"), turning down a piece Carson had written for radio but suggesting...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
From the naturalist's early fascination with wildlife to her determination to finish her landmark work, <i>Silent Spring</i>, before her death...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
