Discover Rachel Carson's big ideas about protecting ecosystems and
ways even the youngest kids can help, too!
Even little children can make a positive impact on the environment.
Rachel Carson was an environmentalist who studied the way the land,
plants, and animals interact with each other, beginning when she was a
child. She noticed that everything is connected, and all of nature must
stay healthy for living things to thrive. When she realized that the
chemicals people used outdoors were making plants, animals, and even
other people sick, she began teaching others about the ecosystems, and
how we must take care of them to keep the Earth balanced.
Kids will see, through Rachel's curiosity and passion for all creatures,
that even seemingly small choices can have big consequences on the world
around them.
Look for all of the books in the Big Ideas for Little Environmentalists
series: Conservation with Jane Goodall, Restoration with Wangari
Maathai, and Preservation with Aldo Leopold.