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    Rachel Carson: Author and Environmentalist
    Rachel Carson: Author and Environmentalist
    Rachel Carson: Author and Environmentalist
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    Rachel Carson: Author and Environmentalist

    By Charnan Simon

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    Introduces the life and accomplishments of noted author and environmentalist, Rachel Carson.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe Child's World
    Release dateAug 1, 2011
    ISBN9781602535916
    Rachel Carson: Author and Environmentalist
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    Charnan Simon

    Charnan Simon lives in Seattle, Washington, and has written more than one hundred books for young readers. Her two daughters are mostly grown-up, and she misses having teenagers running in and out of the house.

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