Search Results: Returned 18 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 18
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-- Rachel Carson's Silent springBy Wiener, Garyc2012, Greenhaven Press Call No: JNF053000 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Social issues in literatureSummary Note: Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of writer, Rachel Carson.
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2009., Juvenile, Houghton Mifflin Books for Children Call No: 597.89 TURNER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Scientists in the field.Summary Note: An account of scientist Tyrone Hayes's study of the effects of atrazine, a pesticide, on frogs. Features close-up color photos and a step-by-step description of a scientific experiment.
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c2009., Juvenile, Sandpiper Call No: 597.8 917279 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Series Title: Scientists in the field.Summary Note: An account of scientist Tyrone Hayes's study of the effects of atrazine, a pesticide, on frogs. Features close-up color photos and a step-by-step description of a scientific experiment.
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-- Life and legacy of Rachel Carson[2012]., Broadway Books Call No: ENVIRONMENT NF SOU Edition: 1st pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Offers details about the life of marine biologist, environmentalist, and author Rachel Carson and discusses the influence of her book "Silent Spring.".
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1999., Houghton Mifflin Call No: 363.738 4 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Discusses the problems created by the use of pesticides to grow food crops and the benefits of organic farming.
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2014., The New Press Call No: LIfe Science Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Over the last thirty years, we have seen an increase in rates of cancer, neurodegenerative disease, reproductive disorders, and diabetes, particularly in developed countries. At the same time, since the end of World War II approximately 100,000 synthetic chemical molecules have invaded our environment-and our food chain. In Our Daily Poison, Marie-Monique Robin investigates the links between these two concerning trends, revealing how corporate interests and our ignorance about these invisible poisons may be costing us our lives."--Publisher.
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2002., Greenhaven Press Call No: 363.17 BER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Critical thinking about environmental issuesSummary Note: Examines the controversy over the use of pesticides and discusses the effects of this use on agriculture, health, and the environment.
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c2007., Juvenile, Kidhaven Press Call No: 363.17 MAC Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents Series Title: Our environmentSummary Note: Examines the wide use of pesticides that are used to destroy weeds and kill insects and some small mammals, discussing the dangers of pesticide use and possible alternatives.
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1987., Gloucester Press Call No: 363.7 32 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: SurvivalSummary Note: Examines worldwide pollution and its effects on wildlife.
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1962., Houghton Mifflin Company Call No: 363.73 CAR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This book focuses on the chemical poisoning of the environment. This is the story of how one scientist's courage changed the way we think about our world.
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c2002., Houghton Mifflin Call No: 363.738 Edition: 40th anniversary ed Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)
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c2002., Houghton Mifflin Call No: 363.738 Edition: 40th anniversary ed Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)
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2002, c1962., Houghton Mifflin Call No: 363.738 4 Edition: 40th anniversary ed Availability:3 of 3 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents Rachel Carson's 1962 environmental classic "Silent Spring," which identified the dangers of indiscriminate pesticide use; and includes an introduction by biographer Linda Lear and an afterword by scientist Edward O. Wilson.
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2002, c1962., Houghton Mifflin Call No: 363.738 4 Edition: 40th anniversary ed Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents Rachel Carson's 1962 environmental classic "Silent Spring," which identified the dangers of indiscriminate pesticide use; and includes an introduction by biographer Linda Lear and an afterword by scientist Edward O. Wilson.
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1962., Houghton Mifflin ; Riverside Press Call No: 301.3 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents facts about the effects of pesticides on the environment, health and genetics.
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2002., Houghton Mifflin Call No: 363.73 Car Edition: 40th anniversary ed., 1st Mariner Books ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Click here to view Summary Note: Presents facts about the effects of pesticides on the environment, health, and genetics.
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-- Rachel Carson's Silent spring2011, Rosen Pub. Call No: 363.738 498 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Words that changed the worldSummary Note: Provides background information on Rachel Carson's environmental manifesto "Silent Spring" which exposed the danger the pesticide DDT posed to wildlife and humans, discusses the context in which it was written, features biographical information on the author, and examines the impact and legacy of the book.