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A Fable for Tomorrow Biographical This is the homepage of RachelCarson.org, a "website devoted to the life and legacy of Rachel Carson." There, you'll find a photo, some audio files, and lots of related links.http://www.rachelcarson.org/ Here's a page from Time magazine, placing Carson within the "Time 100: Scientists & Thinkers." This page has a biographical sketch, a photo, and links to a slide show and a quiz about Carson. http://www.time.com/time/time100/scientist/profile/carson.html This biography page from the Women in History site also includes links, a bibliography, and a quote by Carson. http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/cars-rac.htm Cultural Here's Carson's citation from the Ecology Hall of Fame. Click around the site to see if you recognize any of the other honorees. What other information does the site have about Carson? http://www.ecotopia.org/ehof/carson/ Carson's work can be seen to have a direct impact on world events such as Earth Day. Here's the homepage of a site dedicated to Earth Day. http://www.earthday.net/ Bibliographical Here is an excerpt from the book Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature. After reading the excerpt are you interested in reading the rest of the book? Why or why not? http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/detail/-/books/0805034285/excerpt/ref=pm_dp_ln_b_3/103-5589237-9300628 |