Report By: Megan
Breidigan
Rachel Louise Carson
Born to Robert and Maria Carson on
May 27 1907 in Springdale
Pennsylvania USA
Growing up young Rachel lived with her family on a farm. Everyday
she would get up early to milk the cows, feed the pigs, tend to their
gardens, and gather eggs from the hens. She even did some work in the
kitchen. At times like these she would make food including homemade
butter. Later in her spare time she would play with some of the animals
around her home such as her cats and dogs who roamed the barnyard.
Though she enjoying all of these things very much her favorite thing to
do was take long walks around her house and observe the nature as
she went.
(8/14/1937
The Maryland Miracle:
your way to the news
Rachel Louise Carson sitting
on a bolder in a forest
observing the area through
her binoculars.
Rachel Carson or the “mother of The
modern environmental movement”, as
she is called, became the first woman
ever to take the civil service test.
also was the first women to pass this
test! This then helped her to write
one of her first articles. Every
person who read this thought she
should send it in to the Atlantic
Monthly (a very well know magazine).
So she did. Hendrik van Loon was a
popular writer at this time and had
read Carson’s article. He thought
that she had a special ability to
explain life to the people. so he asked
his publishing company and talked
with his editor and soon Rachel was
on her way to writing one of her first
books about undersea life!
Rachel Carson Is…
Intelligent
Rachel Carson was a
women who had a great
education and a very
credible job because of her
vast knowledge about the
earth and things on it.
Caring
Rachel cared that people knew
about life and what is around
us and cared about wildlife and
the environment.
Talented
Rachel Carson taught lots
of people things because
of her talent to write.
Creative
Rachel wrote many books about
many topics and put her own
creative spin into all of them.
Curious
One of Rachel’s best qualities is
curiosity. I don’t think that her life
would meant the same thing as it
does if she wouldn't have been
curious about the world.
Helpful
She helped her family when her
sister Marian died by taking care
of her kids, and helped everyone
to know about the world and
what is in it.
Rachel Louise Carson
died
in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
on April 14th 1964
Rachel Louise Carson lived a happy fulfilling life. Her mother Maria Carson
would be very proud of Rachel and happy knowing that she was one of the
people who helped Rachel live her life as she did. Maria had taught Rachel
as a child everything she needed to know. Rachel inspired everyone with
the knowledge she had from her mom. She used what she had to do
wonderful things. Such as write one of her books “A Battle in the Clouds”
that had helped a lot of people get over the war, their sadness, and grief.
Rachel also had many supporters through her life. Not only her mother but
also her dad Robert Carson, her older brother Robert Jr. Carson, and older
sister Marian Carson. They helped Rachel achieve her goals. Rachel not
only wrote books but also was an environmentalist. She was so good at
what she did that Elmer Higgins offered her a job during the depression at
a radio station, this inspired people to never give up hope.
Rachel Louise Carson
Being the Best Wildlife Author this year.
Rachel’s writings have inspired and
helped many people in the past and
present.
Hey Rachel,
How is your biography report going? Who is
it on? Mine is on Rachel Carson, a writer and
scientist. Let me tell you a little about her.
Well for starters, as I said she is a writer.
Rachel Carson has written many books
about things she has learned about. This is
why I think a lesson you could possibly learn
from her is “You can never learn too much!”.
Rachel even as a child was a very curious kid
and always wanted to find answers to her
many questions, this is what caused her to
have such a vast knowledge in things.
Through Rachel’s life she always had people
trying to tell her that since she was a girl she
couldn’t do things, this NEVER stopped
Rachel! Which is why I think a second
lesson you could learn from Rachel Carson is
“Be whatever you want to be”. I also think
that since Rachel didn’t let other peoples
comments and opinions bug her and affect
her life that another lesson we could learn
from Rachel Carson is “Don’t let what people
say stop you!”.
From your friend, Megan
1/18/12
Rachel Bicer
Dear Rachel Carson,
A hero is someone who has talents and chooses to
use them humbly and to the best of their ability. A
celebrity is famous. A hero is someone who cares for
others with a passion. A celebrity is well-known. A
hero helps those in need. A celebrity is not always
positive. A hero is highly respected because they
have earned it. A hero would save people. A hero is
caring, humble, helpful, and positive… a hero is you.
Rachel, I think you should be considered a hero. You
took in your older sisters kids when she died, you are
a survivor of breast cancer, and you created the
Environmental Protection Agency. You are a hero to
me.
Sincerely,
Megan Breidigan
Author and Environmentalist
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Memorabilia: Rachel’s Books/other
writings
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Rachel loved to write about things she cared a lot for
and she cared a lot for the sea. I think Rachel would
want people to remember her writings so that we could
all remember that we need to help the environment,
not for the fame and glory. Some of Rachel’s books
are…
The Sea Around Us
Silent Spring
was is one of
The Edge of the Sea
Rachel
Silent Spring
Carson’s
most wellUnder the Sea Around Us
known books
and one of
the most
inspiring
Memorabilia: Letters
Rachel Carson and Dorothy Freeman were great
friends. Also they were neighbors while Rachel lived in
Maine. When Rachel was away working in other parts
of America that friendship remained through talking
in letters that they wrote back and forth. In these
letters you can tell Rachel was a good friend to
Dorothy because she mentions some personal things
she would not say to just anyone. I’m sure these letters
were very important to Rachel and to her dear friend.
Memorabilia: A Daisy
Though Rachel had a great passion
for writing her other love was nature.
When Rachel was in college she had
began majoring in English
composition. Later after realizing she
did no longer want this switched to
zoology. During this time Rachel
spent much of her time observing
nature such as, flowers. This is why I
think she would want to remember
this, so that she can remember the
beautiful wildlife she saw in her life
and remember her favorite flower the
daisy.
Resources:
BooksRachel Carson Biologist and Author By: Jake Goldberg
Chelsea House Publishers
Websiteshttp://www.rachelcarson.org/
http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohi/cars-rac.html
http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/15332.Rachel_
Carson