Up Close: Rachel Carson |
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| Authors: | Levine, Ellen S. |
| Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers Group |
| BISAC/Subject: | YAN006030, YAN006140, YAN050080 |
| ISBN: | 9781440639142, Related ISBNs: 0142410462, 0670062200, 1440639140, 9780142410462, 9780670062201 |
| Classification: | Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 208, |
| Audience: | Young adult |
Synopsis: Rachel Carson combined her love of science and writing in her award-winning and controversial book Silent Spring. Revealing the dangers of pesticide use, it brought readers a new awareness of humankind’s contamination of the environment and ultimately led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency.
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