The Sense of Wonder

by Rachel Carson

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First published a half-century ago, Rachel Carson's award-winning The Sense of Wonder remains the classic guide to introducing children to the marvels of nature In 1955, acclaimed conservationist Rachel Carson-author of Silent Spring-began work on an essay that she would come to consider one of her life's most important projects. Her grandnephew, Roger Christie, had visited Carson that summer at her cottage in Maine, and together they had wandered the surrounding woods and tide pools. Teaching Roger about the natural wonders around them, Carson began to see them anew herself, and wanted to relate that same magical feeling to...Read more
  • ISBN10 006757520X
  • ISBN13 9780067575208
  • Publish Date 21 April 1998 (first published 1 January 1965)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 17 October 2003
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
  • Imprint HarperCollins
  • Edition New edition
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 112
  • Language English