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    Up Close: Rachel Carson

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    Author Ellen S. Levine
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    Penguin Young Readers | Puffin Books
    On sale Jan 10, 2008 | 208 Pages | 9781440639142
    Grade 7 & Up
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    Rachel Carson combined her love of science and writing in her award-winning and controversial book Silent Spring. Revealing the dangers of pesticide use, it brought readers a new awareness of humankind’s contamination of the environment and ultimately led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency.
    Ellen S. Levine is a web producer, writer, editor, and consultant in marketing and publicity. View titles by Ellen S. Levine

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    Rachel Carson combined her love of science and writing in her award-winning and controversial book Silent Spring. Revealing the dangers of pesticide use, it brought readers a new awareness of humankind’s contamination of the environment and ultimately led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency.

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    Ellen S. Levine is a web producer, writer, editor, and consultant in marketing and publicity. View titles by Ellen S. Levine

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