Rachel Carson: Pioneer of Environmentalism

Essential Lives

by Scott Gillam

This title examines the remarkable life of Rachel Carson. Readers will learn about Carson's family background, childhood, education, and groundbreaking work as an environmentalist and author. Color photos, detailed maps, and informative sidebars accompany easy-to-read, compelling text. Features include a table of contents, timeline, facts, additional resources, web sites, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index. Essential Lives is a series in Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

112 pages, ebook

First published September 1, 2010