Listening to Crickets
A Story about Rachel Carson
From the Series Creative Minds Biographies
From the time she was a very young girl, Rachel Carson felt a bond with nature. Growing up in Pennsylvania, she spent hours exploring meadows and woods, dreaming of seeing the ocean. As Rachel grew older, she combined her gift for writing with her love of nature, producing award-winning books about the sea. But her best-known achievement was the publication of Silent Spring, an account of the dangerous effects of pesticides on plants and animals. With Silent Spring, Rachel helped create a movement to ban these harmful chemicals. Her findings helped to assure that future generations would be able to dream about the ocean and listen to crickets.
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| Interest Level | Grade 4 - Grade 8 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 5 |
| Category | 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction |
| Copyright | 1993 |
| Publisher | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Imprint | LernerClassroom, Millbrook Press ™ |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 64 |
| Publication Date | 1993-01-01 |
| Reading Counts! Level | 5.9 |
| Text Type | Narrative Nonfiction |
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| BISACS | JNF007110, JNF007090, JNF007120 |
| Dewey | 574'.092 |
| Graphics | 1-color illustrations |
| Dimensions | 5.875 x 8.5 |
| Lexile | 930 |
| Guided Reading Level | R |
| ATOS Reading Level | 6.0 |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 11026 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 1.0 |
| Features | Afterword, Author/Illustrator note, Awards, Bibliography/further reading, Index, Reviewed, Table of contents, and Teaching Guides |
Author: Candice Ransom
Candice Ransom is the author of 150 books for children. She holds an MFA from Vermont College and an MA in children’s literature from Hollins University. She currently teaches in Hollins University’s graduate program in children’s literature.
Illustrator: Shelly O. Haas
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Creative Minds Biographies
Meet some of the world’s most creative minds! Written in story format, these episodic biographies give clear, straightforward accounts of historical figures’ lives. Each true story is accompanied by black-and-white illustrations. View available downloads →
Awards
- NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12