Rachel_Carson

=Rachel Carson - Scientist=

1. Rachel Carson loved nature. She started writing when she was 10. Her book //Silent Spring// started the environmental movement. The Pennsylvania State Leglislature is working on their funding bill (Senate Bill 850) right now. The budget cuts funds for schools and public libraries. If this happens, we will not have the POWER Library databases for research next year. You can write a letter to your state senator or representative to tell them how you feel about the proposed budget. Here is a link to the people who represent the Wayne school neighborhoods: []. You can use this link to help you organize your persuasive letter: []

2. Read about Rachel Carson in the POWER library databases. Click on the link below to write an acrostic poem about her. []

For more information about Rachel Carson, click on one of the links below:


 * Rachel Carson || Read Rachel Carson's biography || [] ||
 * U.S. Fish & Wildlife || Rachel Carson: A Conservation Legacy || [] ||