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Lost Woods by Rachel Carson
22.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: Canons Ser.
'Our origins are of the earth. And so there is in us a deeply seated response to the natural universe, which is part of our humanity.' Rachel Carson was one of the most important environmental thinkers and writers of the twentieth century. This collection brings together previously unpublished work, ess ...Show more
Man's War Against Nature (Penguin Green Ideas series) by Rachel Carson
9.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: Penguin Green Ideas
Here, with the precision of a scientist and the simplicity of a fable, she reveals how man-made pesticides have destroyed wildlife, creating a world of polluted streams and silent songbirds.
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
22.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: Penguin Classics
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring was first published in three serialized excerpts in the New Yorker in June of 1962. The book appeared in September of that year and the outcry that followed its publication forced the banning of DDT and spurred revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and ...Show more
Something about the Sky by Rachel Carson
37.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Cut-paper wizard Nikki McClure is a brilliant steward for the words of a pioneering environmentalist in this wondrous ode to clouds--and the scientific "language of the sky."Rachel Carson once wrote, "It is not half so important to know as to feel." What do we know about clouds? There are three basic ty ...Show more
The Edge of the Sea by Rachel Carson
22.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: Canons Ser.
"The edge of the sea is a strange and beautiful place." A book to be read for pleasure as well as a practical identification guide, The Edge of the Sea introduces a world of teeming life where the sea meets the land. A new generation of readers is discovering why Rachel Carson's books have become corner ...Show more
The Edge of the Sea by Rachel Carson
39.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
This charming book is a sweet blending of her artistic and scientific regard for the natural world. In this final installation, Carson looks at the environments of the rocky shore, the rim of sand and the coral coast, focusing on life in the zones between lowest and highest tides. Carson's descriptive a ...Show more
The Sea Around Us by Rachel Carson
22.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: Canons Ser.
The Sea Around Us is one of the most influential books ever written about the natural world. In it Rachel Carson tells the history of our oceans, combining scientific insight and poetic prose as only she can, to take us from the creation of the oceans, through their role in shaping life on Earth, to wha ...Show more
The Sense Of Wonder: A Celebration of Nature for Parents and Children by Rachel Carson
34.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
First published more than three decades ago, this reissue of Rachel Carson's award-winning classic brings her unique vision to a new generation of readers. Stunning new photographs by Nick Kelsh beautifully complement Carson's intimate account of adventures with her young nephew, Roger, as they enjoy wa ...Show more
Under the Sea-Wind by Rachel Carson
22.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: Canons Ser.
Under the Sea-Wind marks the beginnings of one of the most significant careers in nature writing. In it Rachel Carson celebrates the mystery and beauty of birds and sea creatures in their natural habitat, conjuring the atmosphere of the shore and the open sea and the delicately balanced, fragile struggl ...Show more
Under the Sea Wind by Rachel Carson
39.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Under the Sea-Wind: A Naturalist's Picture of Ocean Life (1941) is the first book written by the American marine biologist Rachel Carson. Under the Sea Wind describes the behaviour of fish and seabirds accurately, but in story form, often using the scientific names of species as character names. Carson' ...Show more
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