Program Description
Event Details
Join our Take and Read: "Who Was" Biography Book Club!
Your Kit will include a copy of the book to be checked out, two hands on activities and a set of discussion questions.
This month's selection is: Rachel Carson
A curious girl who dreamed of the sea
An award-winning nature writer
The environmentalist who inspired worldwide conservation movements
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 published Under 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.
Kits will be available for pickup beginning Wednesday November18th during regular library hours.
*this book is intended for middle grade readers