{"id":732,"date":"2020-03-13T10:07:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T17:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/?p=732"},"modified":"2020-03-13T10:09:30","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T17:09:30","slug":"rachel-carson-and-ecology-for-kids-her-life-and-ideas-with-21-activities-and-experiments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/rachel-carson-and-ecology-for-kids-her-life-and-ideas-with-21-activities-and-experiments\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachel Carson and Ecology for Kids: Her Life and Ideas, with 21 Activities and Experiments"},"content":{"rendered":"

Right in time for Women\u2019s History Month we have the middle grade title Rachel Carson and Ecology for Kids: Her Life and Ideas, with 21 Activities and Experiments<\/em> by Rowena Rae.<\/p>\n

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Rachel Carson is an amazing woman who is often credited with starting the modern environmental movement. She was a trained marine biologist, conservationist and outstanding nature writer. Her final book, Silent Spring<\/em>, revealed the dangers of overuse of pesticides to a wide audience.<\/p>\n

As to be expected from a middle grade title, the book delves deeply into Rachel Carson\u2019s life. Wonder how the author handles the fact that Rachel Carson had health problems and was dying of breast cancer while she wrote Silent Spring<\/em>? Rowena Rae does not pull any punches. She explains that Rachel found lumps and had a mastectomy. My mouth dropped when I read on pages 88-89 what happened next.<\/p>\n

Although centered on Rachel Carson\u2019s love of nature and ecology, Rowena Rae also highlights Carson\u2019s writing process and the power of the written word. For example, she reveals that that Carson worked hard on her early pieces to make sure they sounded good when read aloud.\u00a0 Then she has the reader explore how to revise their own writing using audio. In fact, several of the activities for children in the book center on writing and honing writing skills.<\/p>\n

Rachel Carson and Ecology for Kids<\/em> is another outstanding title in the Chicago Review Press For Kids series. It will appeal to both young nature lovers and budding authors. What could be better than an in-depth history combined with hands-on activities to reinforce learning?<\/p>\n

Check out the full review and activity suggestions at Wrapped in Foil blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Copyright \u00a9 2020 Roberta Gibson<\/a> All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Right in time for Women\u2019s History Month we have the middle grade title Rachel Carson and Ecology for Kids: Her Life and Ideas, with 21 Activities and Experiments by Rowena Rae. Rachel Carson is an amazing woman who is often credited with starting the modern environmental movement. She was a trained marine biologist, conservationist and … <\/p>\n

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