New Releases by Rachel Carson

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 walks along the rocky coast of Maine and through dense forests and open fields, observing wildlife, strange plants, moonlight and storm clouds, and listening to the "living music" of insects in the underbrush. "If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder." Writes Carson, "he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in." The Sense of Wonder is a refreshing antidote to indifference and a guide to capturing the simple power of discovery that Carson views as essential to life. In her insightful new introduction, Linda Lear remembers Rachel Carson''s groundbreaking achievements in the context of the legendary environmentalist''s personal commitment to introducing young and old to the miracles of nature. Kelsh''s lush photographs inspire sensual, tactile reactions: masses of leaves floating in a puddle are just waiting to be scooped up and examined more closely. An image of a narrow path through the trees evokes the earthy scent of the woods after a summer rain. Close-ups of mosses and miniature lichen fantasy-lands will spark innocent''as well as more jaded''imaginations. Like a curious child studying things underfoot and within reach, Kelsh''s camera is drawn to patterns in nature that too often elude hurried adults''a stand of beech trees in the springtime, patches of melting snow and the ripples from a pebble tossed into a slow-moving stream. The Sense of Wonder is a timeless volume that will be passed on from children to grandchildren, as treasured as the memory of an early-morning walk when the song of a whippoorwill was heard as if for the first time.

화학약품 남용으로 숲, 강, 바다 등의 환경이 오염된 미국의 사례를 통해 환경오염.공해의 심각성을 역설 하고 환경보호를 제안한 미국 환경운동가의 저술.

A marine biologist and gifted author introduces the reader to the birds, snails, jellyfish, seaweed, and other denizens of the New England shore.

Millions of Americans are developing new wartime food habits, trying foods they once neglected, turning to alternates for long familiar products. For everyone of the ten fish or shellfish that make up mere than four-fifths of New England''s catch there are seven species little known or utilized, many of which could provide tasty and nutritious foods. Turning to these under-utilized species will conserve food resources by lifting the burden of over-exploitation from such fishes as cod and haddock and will augment dwindling supplies of protein foods. Exploring the seafood markets for unfamiliar species rewards the housewife and her family with delightful taste surprises, for scarcely any other class of food offers so great a variety, so rich an opportunity for mealtime adventures. Before we can try new foods, we must know what they are- something of their nutritive value, where they come from, how market supplies vary with the season. Our enjoyment of these foods is heightened if we also know something of the creatures from which they are derived, how and where they live, how they are caught, their habits and migrations. This publication provides such an introduction to the more important fish and shellfish of New England.

Collection consists of correspondence of Johns Hopkins University librarian, Mrs. E.C. Goodall, relating to marine biologist and author, Rachel Carson. Mrs. Goodall planned a biography of Miss Carson and also campaigned for a honorary degree to be given posthumously by Johns Hopkins.