Bibliograph

A clean sea, the Rachel Carson story : a biography for young children, Carol Hilgartner Schlank and Barbara Metzger ; illustrations, David A. Katz

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Label

A clean sea, the Rachel Carson story : a biography for young children, Carol Hilgartner Schlank and Barbara Metzger ; illustrations, David A. Katz

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A clean sea

Responsibility statement

Carol Hilgartner Schlank and Barbara Metzger ; illustrations, David A. Katz

Sub title

the Rachel Carson story : a biography for young children

Summary

Rachel Carson, a marine biologist, was the world's first "environmentalist." In her book, The Silent Spring, she first warned the people of this planet that the pesticides were doing irreparable damage to the eco-system. Today, everyone has heard of "the environment" and pollution and toxic waste. Our youngest generation needs to know how they can participate in saving their present and future home. This book celebrates the unique ocean and the importance of conserving ocean life, keeping ocean waters clean and wholesome and protecting ocean life from growing extinct

Target audience

juvenile

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