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Description of  Rachel Carson and Ecology for Kids: Her Life and Ideas, with 21 Activities and Experiments (74) (For Kids series)

Rachel Carson was an American biologist, conservationist, science and nature writer, and catalyst of the modern environmental movement. She studied biology in college at a time when few women entered the sciences, and then worked as a biologist and information specialist for the US government and wrote about the natural world for many publications. Carson is best remembered for her book Silent Spring, which exposed the widespread misuse of chemical pesticides in the United States and sparked both praise and fury. Carsons personal life and scientific career were rooted in the study of nature. Using examples from Carsons life and works, Read more