TABLE OF CONTENTS A Life in Nature 4 Exploring the Sea 10 Sharing the Ocean 14 Time Line 21 Glossary 22 Index 23 Text-Dependent Questions 23 Extension Activity 23 About the Author and Illustrator 24
A LIFE IN NATURE Rachel Carson loved nature and writing She grew up on a farm Her mother taught her the names of plants and the calls of animals At age eight Rachel wrote a story about two birds searching for a house This would just be the start of her interest in nature and writing 4
She hoped she would one day see the ocean I used to imagine what it would look like and what the surf sounded like she said Then her father sold off parts of their farm People built shops in what used to be the farm fields They changed nature 5
