Listening to Crickets A Story About Rachel Carson

From the time she was a very young girl, Rachel Carson felt a bond with nature. Her best-known achievement was the publication of Silent Spring, an account of the dangerous effects of pesticides on plants and animals. With Silent Spring, Rachel Carson helped create a movement to ban these harmful chemicals. Her findings helped to assure that future generations would be able to dream about the ocean and listen to crickets. Book jacket.Ransom, Candice is the author of 'Listening to Crickets A Story About Rachel Carson' with ISBN 9780876146156 and ISBN 0876146159.