Rachel Carson
Protecting Our Earth
Published on 28. June 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
124 pages
978-0-07-135742-5 (ISBN)
Description
Rachel Carson published "Silent Spring" in 1952. In it, she challenged the practices of farmers and government. She was attacked by the chemical industry and by some in the government as an alarmist, but her work continues to inspire environmentalists.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
Children/juvenile
Illustrations
20 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 208 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
181 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-135742-5 (9780071357425)
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Persons
Adele Glimm writes fiction and articles as well as biographies. She lives in New York City. The Bank Street College of Education, often called "America's most trusted name in early childhood education," is a private institution with a public mission--to make learning meaningful for all children. Created in 1916 as the Bureau of Education Experiments, Bank Street today is a multifaceted learning community.
Content
Chapter 1: Heroine, Troublemaker - Or Both?
Chapter 2: A Child Learns to Love Nature and Learning.
Chapter 3: "I Want to Be a Writer - I Am a Writer".
Chapter 4: A Not-Quite-High School - Then Off to a Real One.
Chapter 5: "But You Were Going to Be a Writer!".
Chapter 6: "The World of the Sea Is My True Home".
Chapter 7: Snake Heads, Earthworms, and the Great Depression.
Chapter 8: Two Deaths Change Rachel's Life.
Chapter 9: The Sea Around Us: Rachel's Work Before and After the War.
Chapter 10: "What Sort of World Will We Leave the Next Generation?".
Chapter 11: Rachel's Child and Rachel's Work to Benefit All Children.
Chapter 12: Silent Spring Brings Noisy Summer.
Chapter 13: Congress Hears from Rachel.
Chapter 14: Honors at the Close of Day.
Timelines.
Resources.
Index.
Chapter 2: A Child Learns to Love Nature and Learning.
Chapter 3: "I Want to Be a Writer - I Am a Writer".
Chapter 4: A Not-Quite-High School - Then Off to a Real One.
Chapter 5: "But You Were Going to Be a Writer!".
Chapter 6: "The World of the Sea Is My True Home".
Chapter 7: Snake Heads, Earthworms, and the Great Depression.
Chapter 8: Two Deaths Change Rachel's Life.
Chapter 9: The Sea Around Us: Rachel's Work Before and After the War.
Chapter 10: "What Sort of World Will We Leave the Next Generation?".
Chapter 11: Rachel's Child and Rachel's Work to Benefit All Children.
Chapter 12: Silent Spring Brings Noisy Summer.
Chapter 13: Congress Hears from Rachel.
Chapter 14: Honors at the Close of Day.
Timelines.
Resources.
Index.