E-Book, Englisch, 112 Seiten
Reihe: Who Was?
Fabiny Who Was Rachel Carson?
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-0-698-18727-6
Verlag: Penguin Young Readers Group
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
E-Book, Englisch, 112 Seiten
Reihe: Who Was?
ISBN: 978-0-698-18727-6
Verlag: Penguin Young Readers Group
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
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 publishedUnder 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.