{"product_id":"rachel-carsons-wonder-filled-world-how-the-scientist-writer-and-nature-lover-changed-the-environmental-movement-hardcover","title":"Rachel Carson's Wonder-Filled World: How the Scientist, Writer, and Nature Lover Changed the Environmental Movement - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKate Hannigan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKatie Hickey\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis STEAM picture book biography highlights how scientist and writer Rachel Carson became the author of the groundbreaking book \u003ci\u003eSilent Spring\u003c\/i\u003e and the mother of the modern environmental movement.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRachel Carson wasn't always \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e Rachel Carson, renowned environmental activist. From her earliest years, Rachel had a passion for nature--to her, it was a fairyland, and she loved to write about her adventures and the creatures she saw. Encouraged by teachers, Rachel wanted nothing more than to study the ocean and its inhabitants. Though unable to finish her PhD due to financial constraints, Rachel found work in science and success as a nature writer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the course of her work, Rachel learned about the harm caused by recently developed pesticides and chemicals that made their way into the environment. Desperate to protect nature for future generations even as her health declined, she penned the famous book \u003ci\u003eSilent Spring\u003c\/i\u003e--a call to action against the threat of the deadly chemicals. The book is anything but quiet, selling more than 2 million copies and leading directly to changes like the Clean Air Act of 1963 and the Clean Water Act of 1972. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKate Hannigan, the author of several award-winning children's books, joins her talents with Katie Hickey, a longtime illustrator of popular picture book biographies, to bring the mother of the environmental movement to life for a new generation of readers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Hannigan\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several children's books, including \u003ci\u003eA Lady Has the Floor\u003c\/i\u003e, which received four starred reviews, \u003ci\u003eJosephine and Her Dishwashing Machine\u003c\/i\u003e, a 2024 NSTA-CBC Best STEM Book, and \u003ci\u003eNellie vs. Elizabeth\u003c\/i\u003e, one of \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e's Ten Best Children's Books. Kate's other books have also made the 2022 Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List, the 2023 Bank Street Best Books of the Year, and were nominated for the 2023 Illinois Bluestem Award, among many other honors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatie Hickey\u003c\/b\u003e is the illustrator of several children's books, including \u003ci\u003eOcean Speaks: Marie Tharp and the Map That Moved the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHow Was That Built: The Stories Behind Awesome Structures\u003c\/i\u003e; and the three-book series \u003ci\u003eRepair Shop Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. Her titles have received several accolades, including \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e's Ten Best Children's Books lists and the \u003ci\u003eCanadian Children's Book News\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books list.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 11 x 10.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45610500751404,"sku":"9781662680571","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/7J7pWrAAXt9781662680571.webp?v=1780732447","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/rachel-carsons-wonder-filled-world-how-the-scientist-writer-and-nature-lover-changed-the-environmental-movement-hardcover","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}