Showing posts with label Rachel Carson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rachel Carson. Show all posts

Sunday, March 1, 2009

COMMENT: ALWAYS RACHEL

If you are reading Always, Rachel, add your comments here.

Film on Carson in the works to show at NCTC!

I have been speaking with PVAS and NCTC about scheduling a free showing of the film. More info coming soon. Trillium
http://www.asenseofwonderfilm.com/

Thursday, February 26, 2009

First Impressions

If Thoreau is the "father" of nature writing, then Rachel Carson is apparently his female counterpart. I hadn't realized how influential she was and how much courage it must have taken to publish Silent Spring. I'm glad we chose her as our first author to read!

Second Hand Bookstore Find!

This evening I found a 1951 hardbound copy of The Sea Around Us! El cheapo. 9th printing but still a good deal.