Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World by Laurie Lawlor

“She worked for four years to complete Silent Spring,” while fighting an incurable cancer writes Lawlor, yet, “She refused to give up.” Talk about a mentor. But, as kids will learn, Carson wasn’t just a gender pioneer-she also led a nation against the chemical industry whose unruly use of insecticides threatened birds, insects, fish, and other living beings.

Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World offers a glimpse at the early life that. Depicted in underwater garb consisting of a heavy helmet and spaceman-like suit, she opens her arms in symbolic embrace of the colorful creatures that swim across the page. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World Picture Book La at the best online prices at eBay Free shipping for many products. “As a biologist for 15 years, she went places where few women ventured,” writes Lawlor, such as a coral reef off Florida’s coast. Curious and determined, she overcame her inherent shyness to study biology in a male-dominated field, eventually landing a job at the Bureau of Fisheries. Her picture book biography Rachel Carson and her Book That Changed the World was. In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of Silent Spring, here is a biography of Rachel Carson, the pioneering environmentalist. Laurie Lawlor is a prolific and celebrated author of childrens books. Find this book in a library near you, using. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons /USFWS)įields, the cherubic Carson-captured simply but aptly by illustrator Laura Beingessner-immersed herself in nature, a pastime that sustained her through adulthood. By Laurie Lawlor Reading Level: Early Elementary School, Late Elementary School Genre: Biography Publisher: Holiday House 2012. Born on the outskirts of Springdale, Pennsylvania amid woods, orchards, and Author Laurie Lawlor’s new book is a primer to Carson’s journey from curious child to passionate environmental advocate. Now is the perfect time to teach kids about Rachel Carson-2012 marks the 50th anniversary of her pivotal work, Silent Spring. Holiday House Book, 32 pages, $16.95, Ages 6-10 More About the Author: Laurie Lawlor is a prolific and celebrated author of childrens books. Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the Worldīy Laurie Lawlor/Illustrated by Laura Beingessner

Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World by Laurie Lawlor