May 27 will mark the 100
th birthday of writer, ecologist and scientist Rachel Carson.
Celebrate by learning more about
Carson’s life and work.
Books by Rachel Carson at Missoula Public Library:
The Sea around Us Call # 551.46 CARSON
Silent Spring Call # 632.9 CARSON
Sense of Wonder Call # 574 C
Under the Sea-Wind: a naturalist's picture of ocean life Call # 591.92 CARSON
Books about Rachel Carson at Missoula Public Library:
The Gentle Subversive : Rachel Carson, Silent spring, and the rise of the environmental movement by Mark H. Lytle
Call # B CARSON
Courage for the Earth : writers, scientists, and activists celebrate the life and writing of Rachel Carson by Peter Matthiessen
Coming soon to MPL!
Rachel Carson: the environmental movement by John Henricksson
Call # B CARSON
The Rachel Carson Book Club:
rcbookclub.blogspot.com/
The Friends of the National Conservation Training Center has set up an online book club to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Rachel Carson. A book by or about Rachel Carson will be discussed online with the assistance of notable moderators each month of the 2007 year.
May Topic: Courage for the Earth, a collection of essays celebrating the life and work of Rachel Carson
Moderators: John Elder and Deanne Urmy
Websites related to Rachel Carson:
Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge
Learn about the wildlife refuge on the coast of Maine that was renamed after Carson in 1969.
rachelcarson.org
You can also learn more about Rachel Carson and view a full bibliography of her works on Carson scholar Linda Lear’s website.
Contributed by Molly
May 27 will mark the 100th birthday of writer, ecologist and scientist Rachel Carson. Celebrate by learning more about 
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