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Gow, Mary.
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Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964 -- Juvenile literature.
Biologists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Environmentalists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Rachel Carson : ecologist and activist / Mary Gow.
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Gow, Mary.
Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, c2005.
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Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964 -- Juvenile literature.
Biologists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Environmentalists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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0766025039
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Great minds of science
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128 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Deadly consequences -- Childhood in nature -- Becoming a scientist -- Writing, science, and government work -- Writing the sea -- Age of pesticides -- Silent spring -- "Noisy summer" -- Tide of environmental consciousness -- Activities -- Chronology -- Chapter notes -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Internet addresses -- Index.
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This title lends insight into the life and work of a pioneering scientist and ecologist. Rachel Carson was an American marine biologist who wrote several books reflecting her lifelong interest in the seas and the seashores. In her writings, Carson stressed the interrelation of all living things, marking her as one of the most important figures of the environmental movement of the mid-twentieth century.
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