"The Gentle Subversive"Rachel Carson provided an early entry on the list of ecology-related books. Her 1962 book, Silent Spring, sounded an alarm about widespread use of pesticides and their negative impact on our environment. Carson's book is widely credited as providing the launch pad for the environmental movement and the first Earth Day in 1970.
A variety of other books by and about Rachel Carson are available for checkout; click here for a quick selection. Also try A Spring Without Bees or Where the Wild Things Were, two among many latest books with similar themes.
Content developed by library staff member Bev Simmons
