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January 24, 2014 | $7.99
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Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World
Illustrator(s): Laura Beingessner
Paperback | Pages: 32
Size: 10 X 9 | USD: $7.99
ISBN: 9780823431939
Publication Date: August 31, 2014
Age: 6-9 | Guided Reading Level: Q
Themes: Biography, Ecology & Conservation, Women's History
Recommendations: A,H,LMC,PW,SLJ
About the Book
AWARDS
- Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
- Green Earth Book Award Honor
- IRA Teachers' Choice
- John Burroughs Riverby Award
- Kansas State Reading Circle Recommended Reading List
- New York Public Library Summer Reading Challenge List, 2015
BONUS MATERIALS
Activity Sheets
Rachel Carson Activities
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Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World
Official Press Release★★★THE REVIEWS ARE IN!★★★
“This book is a worthy introduction to a woman [the author of Silent Spring] whose work still influences environmental decisions today.”
—School Library Journal
“Carson emerges as a proud, conscientious woman who never allowed the constraints of her era to interfere with her convictions.”
—Publishers Weekly