Rachel Carson combined her gift of writing with her love of nature to change how the world viewed DDT. Through commitment and persistence, she entered a world where few women tread. Carson provides an excellent role model for children to broaden their views on future careers.
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Grade 3-4-- This fluid account of Carson's life brings out the warmth of her personality and her passion for learning. It describes her love of nature and her compassion for the sea. Readers are made aware of the difficulties of the Depression and of being a female marine biologist in the early '50s. The subject's success as a science writer and the impact of The Silent Spring in bringing about controls over the use of pesticides are well stated. The book is illustrated with full-page black-and-white illustrations, which do little more than break up the text. Eve Stwertka's Rachel Carson (Watts, 1991), Judith Harlan's Rachel Carson (Dillon, 1989), and Jake Goldburg's Rachel Carson (Chelsea, 1991) are all for slightly older audiences. Listening to Crickets is an adequate addition to fulfill biography assignments. --Beth Irish, Orange Public Library, CA
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Candice Ransom (1952-) is the author of more than 100 books for children, including Tractor Day (Walker), Pony Island (Walker), Finding Day's Bottom (Carolrhoda), Seeing Sky-Blue Pink (Carolrhoda), Secret in the Tower (Wizards of the Coast), and Hello, Virginia! (Sterling). Ransom's books are often set in her native state of Virginia, where her family has lived since 1711. Honors and awards include starred reviews, IRA Teacher's Choice, IRA Children's Choice, Pick of the List, New York Public Library Best 100 Books, and Smithsonian Notable Book. Nearly 50 of her books have been translated into twelve languages. She has an MFA in writing from Vermont College and an MA in children's literature from Hollins University and teaches in Hollins University's graduate program in children's literature. Ransom lives with her husband in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
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Inspiration for young readers,
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This review is from: Listening to Crickets: A Story about Rachel Carson (Creative Minds Biography) (Paperback)
A biography of scientist/author Rachel Carson for the intermediate grades or so, it is well done; an accessible, easy-to-relate-to telling of a bright, good woman's life that led to the publishing of her controversial Silent Spring, a book which in many ways pioneered modern ecological awareness on a large scale. Carson's history of science and writing interest from her youngest days provides good inspiration for youngsters to do well, never knowing what good future endeavors their interests and skills may lead to. My group of solid reading fifth graders enjoyed it, and more than one child, several girls most notably, expressed the desire to combine writing and science in ways like Carson did. Valuable and recommended.
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hagiography,
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This review is from: Listening to Crickets: A Story about Rachel Carson (Creative Minds Biography) (Paperback)
This book is almost worshipful of Rachel Carson. To be a tad irreverent, it reads like Mao's "Little Red Book" -- the struggling upper-middle-class protagonist persevering against all odds.
Check out Rachel's character traits from the book: + declines all social invitations + spurns popularity + makes her peers envious through her enormous intellect and incredible good luck + when in the sun, develops freckles rather than tanning + always double checks her facts! + physically unhealthy and very susceptible to colds This isn't a TERRIBLE biography, the author didn't do a bad job; it's not Candice Ransom's fault that Rachel Carson is so unappealing a subject. This book reinforces some of what Rachel Carson believed, such as page 46 -- the natural world is in grave danger! -- and page 51 -- ALL LIFE is threatened by human progress! Personally, I think the best that could be said about Rachel Carson was that, in her quest to eradicate DDT through her book "Silent Spring", she misapplied her intellect. 48 million human beings have lost their lives (so far) to malaria as the price for her grandstanding. Let that number sink in. 48 million productive, creative, cherished human lives, cut short at the whim of one American woman. I guess there isn't much Candice Ransom could have done to improve on her subject. The hushed-respectful tone of the book is a little grating. Not a horrible biography, but not someone I would want my children to emulate.
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Rachel stood very still. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Silent Spring, Fish Tales, Elmer Higgins, Bureau of Fisheries, Atlantic Monthly, Johns Hopkins University, Stemmer's Run, The Edge of the Sea New!
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Rachel stood very still. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Silent Spring, Fish Tales, Elmer Higgins, Bureau of Fisheries, Atlantic Monthly, Johns Hopkins University, Stemmer's Run, The Edge of the Sea New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Silent Spring by Rachel Carson on 5 pages
- The Sense of Wonder by Rachel Carson on page 44, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Edge of the Sea by Rachel Carson in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Edge of the Sea by Rachel L. Carson in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Ecology Basics by Lawrence Stevens in Back Matter
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- Young Women of Achievement: A Resource for Girls in Science, Math, and Technology by Frances A. Karnes on page 239
- Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World by Cynthia Chin-Lee in Back Matter
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