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Who on Earth is Rachel Carson?
Bold. Pioneering. These adjectives describe Rachel Carson who is one of the most important figures of the twentieth-century environmental movement. The author of the book Silent Spring, Carson exposed the environmental harm done by pesticides and helped lead to restrictions on their use. This biography covers the life and work of Rachel Carson who has been called the mother of the environmental movement.
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The environmental movement may not be what it is today without Rachel Carson's ground-breaking work for conservancy. This book begins with a 2-page photo of her backyard where she wrote a seminal book, Silent Spring, allowing young readers to see it through her eyes. The reader can imagine being surrounded by the trees and plants and thinking that it would be tragic if this habitat was lost. "Fable of Tomorrow" may be Carsons most famous short piece of writing; it is an environmental parable about a small town known for its natural beauty until "...deadly silence that fell upon the landscape." The author describes her early life, her work as a writer and scientist, and her struggles as a woman striving to make a difference.
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