Rachel Carson and Ecology for Kids: Her Life and Ideas, with 21 Activities and Experiments Volume 74 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780897339339)

Rachel Carson was an American biologist, conservationist, science and nature writer, and catalyst of the modern environmental movement. She studied biology in college at a time when few women entered the sciences, and then worked as a biologist and information specialist for the US government and wrote about the natural world for many publications. Carson is best remembered for her book Silent Spring, which exposed the widespread misuse of chemical pesticides in the United States and sparked both praise and fury.

Carson's personal life and scientific career were rooted in the study of nature. Using examples from Carson's life and works, Rachel Carson and Ecology for Kids will introduce readers to ecology concepts such as the components of ecosystems, adaptations by living things, energy cycles, food chains and food webs, and the balance of ecosystems. This lively biography includes a time line, resources, sidebars, and 21 hands-on activities that are sure to inspire the next generation of scientists, thinkers, leaders, agricultural producers, environmental activists, and world citizens. Kids will:

• Collect a seed bank of local plant species
• Chart bird migration through their region
• Make birdseed cookies
• Model bioaccumulation and biomagnification
• Build a worm farm
• And more

Author: Rowena Rae
ISBN-10: 0897339339
ISBN-13: 9780897339339
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Language: English
Published: 02/04/2020
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 10.90h x 8.40w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 03/20/2020 pg. 1
Booklist 04/01/2020 pg. 38