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Rachel Carson: Founder of the Environmental Movement

Author: Shea, George

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level 9.1
Points 2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 12966
Points per Word 0.000154
Page Count 64
Points per Page 0.03125
Series Giants of Science (Blackbirch)

Description

This biography of Rachel Carson, the founder of the environmental movement describes her efforts to stop the federal government's use of DDT and other harmful pesticides.