UP CLOSE: RACHEL CARSON
By Ellen Levine
Viking, 2007
Category: Young Adult Biography
Early on in my research for TRACKING TRASH I picked up an old, weathered copy of THE SEA AROUND US, by Rachel Carson. It was my first exposure to her work, and I finished the book with not only a clearer sense of our world ocean, but also a deep admiration for the woman of words and science who told the epic story of its existence. I have for a long time—since I closed the covers of that slim volume—wanted to know more about Ms. Carson, her life, and her work. Finally, I do.
If you are at all interested in science, in literature, in preserving in word or spirit the natural world in which we live, in people of courage and conviction, you should read this book. I am utterly inspired; “Brava!” to Ms. Levine for portraying a fine life in fine style.