School Library Journal Review
K-Gr 2-This easy-to-read biography introduces youngsters to the pioneering environmentalist's life and work. Only highlights of her childhood and career are presented, but the book still serves as an adequate overview. The text is very simple and the layout features lots of white space. The folk-art illustrations are colorful and clear. A note that explains Carson's financial and health problems and a list of important dates are included.-Christine A. Moesch, Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
The picture-book biography of the author of 'Silent Spring' simply and elegantly captures the essence of Carson and her important work for the environment. Primitive artwork, in a pastel palette, complements the spare story. From HORN BOOK 1993, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Booklist Review
Ages 6-9. Accorsi, author-illustrator of My Name Is Pocahontas, takes the life of Rachel Carson as the subject of his latest picture-book biography. Beginning with Carson's childhood, the simple text describes her concerns, her work, and the major events in her life. The illustrations, naive paintings in pastel colors, are pleasant enough, but their function seems mainly decorative. In the pictures, Carson is an iconographic female figure; when the grown-up Carson and her mother appear together, they look like identical twins in identical clothes. While adults may find this echo of children's art charming, kids will more likely wonder which one is Rachel and what she really looked like. Still, libraries with a demand for biographies at the primary-grade level will want to consider this one. ~--Carolyn Phelan
