Author(s): Who Hq,Sarah Fabiny,Dede Putra
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 105
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Language: English
Date Published: 2015-01-05
Dimensions: 132 x 191 x 8mm
Publication City/Country: New York, United States
Edition:
Illustrations: Illustrations, black and white

Though she grew up in rural Pennsylvania, Rachel Carson dreamed of the sea. In 1936 she began work with the Bureau of Fisheries and soon after published Under the Sea Wind, her first of many nature books. Her 1962 bestseller, Silent Spring, sent shockwaves through the country and warned of the dangers of DDT and other pesticides. A pioneering environmentalist, Rachel Carson helped awaken the global consciousness for conservation and preservation.