Rachel Carsons WonderFilled World, Kate Hannigan
Rachel Carsons WonderFilled World, Kate Hannigan
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Rachel Carson's Wonder-Filled World
How the Scientist, Writer, and Nature Lover Changed the Environmental Movement

Author: Kate Hannigan

Narrator: Libby McKnight

Unabridged: 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/11/2025

Synopsis

This STEAM biography highlights how scientist and writer Rachel Carson became the author of the groundbreaking book Silent Springand the mother of the modern environmental movement. Rachel Carson wasn’t always the Rachel Carson, renowned environmental activist. From her earliest years, Rachel had a passion for nature—to her, it was a fairyland, and she loved to write about her adventures and the creatures she saw. Encouraged by teachers, Rachel wanted nothing more than to study the ocean and its inhabitants. Though unable to finish her PhD due to financial constraints, Rachel found work in science and success as a nature writer. In the course of her work, Rachel learned about the harm caused by recently developed pesticides and chemicals that made their way into the environment. Desperate to protect nature for future generations even as her health declined, she penned the famous book Silent Spring—a call to action against the threat of the deadly chemicals. The book is anything but quiet, selling more than 2 million copies and leading directly to changes like the Clean Air Act of 1963 and the Clean Water Act of 1972. Kate Hannigan, the author of several award-winning children’s books, brings the mother of the environmental movement to life for a new generation of readers. "A soaring tribute to the perceptive naturalist and writer who jump-started the modern environmental movement … (v)ivid and perceptive."—Kirkus Reviews

About Kate Hannigan

Kate Hannigan is a noted author with a special passion for stories that empower girls and women. Her picture book biography, A Lady Has the Floor, received four starred reviews and was named a Junior Library Guild Selection. In addition to the 2016 Golden Kite Award for Middle Grade Fiction, The Detective’s Assistant also received two starred reviews and was a Booklist Editor’s Choice, among many other accolades. Hannigan presented at NCTE on “Our Mighty Girls,” about girl power in middle grade fiction, and was a judge for 2018’s Golden Kite Awards. Between her active presence on social media (@KateChicago), her work as founder of the Hyde Park/South Side Chicago chapter of SCBWI, and as a busy conference speaker, Kate is an involved, vocal, and respected member of the kid-lit community. Visit her online at KateHannigan.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jan on February 19, 2025

This is a nonfiction illustrated account of the life and accomplishments of Rachel Carson who viewed the world outside in its entirety and loved all of it except what the chemicals were doing to it. The story is simple, clear, cohesive, and has relevant sidebars to clarify with or without personal q......more

Goodreads review by Athena on May 08, 2025

Thank you to Astra Publishing House for my copy. This book is full of beautiful, detailed illustrations on every page. The colors are vivid and pull young eyes through Rachel Carson's life story. Unfortunately, the text is less enthralling. While the illustrations and the physical size of the book are......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on March 26, 2025

I'm so happy Kate Hannigan discovered Rachel Carson and took the time to write this book to tell her story. It is perfect for this time. We are seeing the effects of mankind's abuse of nature and the results of chemicals and pesticides, but it is 2025. Rachel was born in 1907 and became an American......more

Goodreads review by Panda on February 24, 2025

This picture book biography about Rachel Carson introduces children to her life, beginning with her nature-loving childhood, covering her educational and work accomplishments, and explaining her environmental activism and groundbreaking publication of Silent Spring shortly before her death. The love......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on February 11, 2025

This is an inspirational and educational book for older picture books readers. At first, I found the extra quotes (Carson’s quotes from her later work are interspersed within the illustrations of her childhood) to be a bit confusing. I wasn’t sure if those were the quotes that inspired her or if the......more

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