biologists

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Topical Term
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biologists

Monteverde

science and scientists in a Costa Rican cloud forest
1997
The ecology of tropical forests that grow at high altitudes is described through the eyes of scientists who live and work at the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve in Costa Rica.

To touch a wild dolphin

a journey of discovery with the sea's most intelligent creatures
2001
The author describes her experiences as one of a group of scientists who spent fifteen years exploring the lives of dolphins in their natural environment at Monkey Mia beach in Australia; and shares what her research has revealed about dolphin society and the characters that inhabit it.

Rachel Carson

writer and environmentalist
1997
A simple presentation of the life of the biologist whose writings initiated the environmental movement.

Listening to crickets

a story about Rachel Carson
1993
Examines the life of the marine biologist and science writer whose book "Silent Spring" changed the way we look at pesticides.

Rachel Carson

pioneer of ecology
1988
A biography of the scientist and writer whose book "Silent Spring" warned of the dangers of pesticides and launched a popular movement to control their use.

Who on Earth is Rachel Carson?

mother of the environmental movement
2009
Details the life of Rachel Carson, with chapters devoted to her early years, life, work, ecological writings, and legacy, as well as how children can follow in her footsteps.

Barbara McClintock

genius of genetics
2006
Chronicles the life and major contributions of scientist Barbara McClintock, who was a pioneer in the field of genetics during the mid-twentieth century.

Sounding the alarm

a biography of Rachel Carson
1989
Traces the life and achievements of the biologist who wrote about the sea and the dangers of pesticides.

Rachel Carson, voice for the earth

1991
Describes the life and work of the biologist and writer who helped initiate the environmental movement.

Rachel Carson

a twentieth-century life
2007
Examines the life and career of marine biologist Rachel Carson; discussing her childhood, education, research, publications, personal life, and fight against cancer.

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