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Rachel Carson
(Adapted Text)
Adapted by Ms. Acosta
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Chapter 1
Rachel Carson was a scientist. A scientist is
someone who studies science. She was born on
May 27, 1907 in Pennsylvania. She lived on a
farm with her mother, father, brother and sister.
There were pigs, horses, cows and chickens on
the farm. Rachel loved the animals. She liked to
feed the chickens. Rachel did not go to school a
lot because her mother was scared she would get
sick or get a disease. Her mother was a teacher
so she taught her many things at home.
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Chapter 1
Rachel loved the ocean. She lived far from the ocean but she really
wanted to see it. She would play with her mother’s conch shell and think
about the ocean.
Rachel lived in a small house. It only had four rooms. The house did not
have any electricity. They had to use a lantern for light. Radio and
television were not invented yet.
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Chapter 2 Rachel liked to read. She read many books.
She also liked to write stories. Rachel wanted
to write a story for the St. Nicholas magazine.
The magazine had many stories and poems.
When she was 9 years old, Rachel wrote a
story and sent it to St. Nicholas magazine. Her
mother helped her. She wanted to see her
story in the magazine. One year later, in
September 1918, Rachel finally saw her story
in the magazine. She was very happy. They
also sent her $10. She sent more stories to
the magazine and was paid money for them.
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Chapter 2
Nine years later, Rachel was ready to
go to college. Rachel’s mother
wanted her to go to college in
Pennsylvania. She wanted Rachel to
stay close to home. The people at
Pennsylvania College gave Rachel a
scholarship to go to school there. A
scholarship is a gift of money. She
was very excited to start school.
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Chapter 3
In 1925, Rachel Carson went to
Pennsylvania College. She was 18
years old. She loved to write.
During her first year in school,
Rachel wrote stories for the school
magazine and newspaper. She
studied very hard in her English
class. She wrote poems and
stories. She really liked her
teacher, Ms. Croff.
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Chapter 3
During her second year in college, Rachel
had to take a science class. At first she did
not want to take the class. After a while, she
really liked the science class. She loved her
teacher, Ms. Skinker. In her class she got to
study frogs, fish and nature.
Rachel was confused. She really loved
writing but she also wanted to study biology.
She didn’t think she could do both. She
chose biology.
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Chapter 4
After she finished college, she got a
job studying the ocean. She was very
happy. She loved watching the sea
frogs. She began studying biology. In
1932, she got a job as a scientist. She
also got a job writing stories about fish.
She was so happy she was able to
work doing two things she loved,
studying science and writing.
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Chapter 4
In 1935, Rachel’s father died. Her
family was very sad. Many people
did not have jobs. Rachel had to
take care of her family. Rachel felt
very lucky to have a job. Her mother
helped her with her science
experiments she had to do for
work.
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Chapter 5
Rachel liked her new job. She enjoyed writing
about science. She was finally able to study
science and write. She loved doing both.
In 1936, Rachel’s sister died. Rachel and her
mother had to take care of her sister’s two
children. They lived in a small house. They
didn’t have a lot of money. Rachel wrote a
book called, “Under the Sea Wind”. The book
told stories about animals that live in the sea.
She was paid $250 for her book.
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Chapter 6
In 1941, Japan attacked the United States
and started a war. The war affected
everyone. People did not have a lot of
money because of the war. Only a few
people bought Rachel’s book, “Under the
Sea Wind”. Rachel was not happy because
she did not get a lot of money from selling
her book.
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Chapter 6
In 1947, Rachel started to write
another book called, “The Sea Around
Us”. The book was about animals in
the sea. It took her three years to
finish writing the book. Everyone
loved the book. She was paid
$10,000 to sell her book.
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Chapter 7
Rachel bought a new house that was
close to the woods and the ocean. She
studied different beaches and oceans to
get information for her next book called,
“Edge of the Sea”. The book was about
all of the animals she studied that lived in
the coral and beaches. Everyone loved
her and her books.
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Chapter 7
In the 1950’s, Rachel heard companies were using pesticides to
kill bugs. The pesticides were hurting the animals and the sea. The
pesticides were making people and animals sick. Rachel wanted to help.
No one would listen to her. She decided to write a book about the pesticides. She didn’t tell anyone
about the book she was writing. She kept it a secret.
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Chapter 8
Rachel found out a lot of facts for her
book about pesticides. The name of the
book was, “Silent Spring”. It took her a
long time to finish the book. In 1959,
Rachel’s mother got sick and died.
Rachel took a break from writing the
book. Rachel was sad because she was
alone.
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Chapter 8
Rachel became sick. After a while, Rachel
started writing her book again. It was
important for her to finish her book even
though she was sick. In 1962, her book,
“Silver Spring” was finally done. People
were now happy to know about all the
dangers of pesticides.
Rachel Carson died on April 14, 1964. She
was 57 years old. She taught people many
important things about nature, science and
the sea.
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