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Rachel Carson: Pioneer of Ecology (Women of Our Time)
Rachel Carson Pioneer of Ecology - Women of Our Time Author:Kathleen V. Kudlinski, Ted Lewin (Illustrator) "If we keep using these chemicals, spring might someday come silently, with no birds left to sing, and no people left to hear them." Through Rachel Carson's book, The Sea Around Us, millions of people discovered the beauties and wonders of the sea, and a new concept -- ecology. Her next book was even more eye-opening. Silent Spring... more » woke people up to the dangers of pesticides and launched a popular movement to control their use. A gifted scientist and writer, Rachel Carson changed the way a world of people looks at the planet.« less