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The illustrations are done in a simple style with ink and watercolor. Lawlor makes Carson both intensely human but also heroic. It is also a great story about a woman who defied the conventions and followed her dreams. Hers is an inspirational story of what can be done by someone who is smart and passionate about a subject. It is the story of her entire life, from the early days of connecting with nature through her years of study to the final, vital book she wrote. Lawlor pays real homage to Rachel Carson here. This book tells the story of a woman who was smart, scientifically gifted, and passionate about the natural world she loved so much. Though she had been diagnosed with breast cancer, she continued work on Silent Spring which caused such a reaction that new laws were created to protect the environment. After World War II, Rachel became alarmed at the chemicals being sprayed everywhere. After some time jobless due to the Great Depression, her two skills of science and writing came together in a job for the Bureau of Fisheries writing radio scripts about sea life. Rachel decided to become a biologist and received her Master’s Degree, becoming one of the few female biologists. It was during this time that she started to be concerned about the environment. Though times were tough and her father struggled to make enough money to support the family, Rachel was able to attend Pennsylvania College for Women in Pittsburgh. Her mother loved nature and passed her passion on to her daughter. The book covers her childhood, which she spent outside in her family’s woods, orchards and fields. This is a biographical picture book about the environmentalist Rachel Carson. Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World by Laurie Lawlor, illustrated by Laura Beingessner