A beautiful and hopeful story of how a young impassioned naturalist grows up to change the world. For everyone who cares about our fragile planet. Rachel Carson was a quiet child who felt most at home among the creatures of the natural world. But she went on to become a marine biologist in a field reserved for men and a visionary writer whose groundbreaking book Silent Spring launched the global environmental movement. In this stunning novel of her life, readers are introduced to the shy, nature-loving child who overcame economic adversity, family struggles, and gender discrimination to become a courageous force of nature and one of the most prominent writers and thinkers of the twentieth century. Rachel's deep love and respect for nature compelled her to use her voice to make change and will inspire young readers to do the same. Beautifully packaged with interior drawings by two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall, Force of Nature is a must-read for nature lovers and STEM / STEAM enthusiasts, as well as young activists, feminists, and writers. It is sure to motivate the next generation to stewardship and action. Praise for Flooded: Requiem for Johnstown: * "Stunning, significant and sorrowful, Ann E. Burg's requiem melts history into Highly recommended." -- School Library Journal, starred review "Chillingly effective." -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Awards and Praise for All the Broken Pieces: ALA Best Books for Young AdultsIRA Notable Book for a Global SocietyJefferson Cup Award WinnerBooklist Editors' ChoiceALA Popular Paperback for Young Adults * "{A} stirring debut will make readers want to rush to the end and then return to the beginning again to make connections between past, present, friends and enemies." -- Booklist, starred review * "Using spare free verse, first-time novelist Burg beautifully evokes the emotions of a Vietnamese adoptee as he struggles to come to terms with his past." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review * "The verse form carries highly charged emotions and heavy content with elegiac simplicity." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review "The story is a lovely, moving one." -- School Library Journal Awards and Praise for Serafina's Promise: ALA Notable Book ALA Notable Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies Américas Award, Commended Title ​​​​​Kirkus Best Book of the YearSchool Library Journal Best Books of the Year Parents' Choice Gold Award WinnerNew York Public Library 100 Books for Giving and Sharing The Herald-Sun Wilde Award for Longer Books, Middle Grade Novel Cybils Awards Finalists, Middle Grade Fiction NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Literary Work -- Youth/Teens nominee Michigan Great Lakes Great Books Award Nominee Bank Street College Children's Book Committee -- Best Children's Books of the Year Kansas' William Allen White Award * "Lilting, lyrical, and full of hope." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review * "Powerful and uplifting." -- School Library Journal, starred review "The grace of the Haitian people is revealed in Burg's poetic language, the vastness of Haiti's needs apparent in the details of Serafina's world. Serafina's journey is one readers will find unsettling but, at the same time, rich with examples of true courage and dignity." -- Karen Hesse, author of the Newbery Medal winner Out of the Dust and Safekeeping "Serafina is certainly a resilient and admirable character who will touch the hearts of Through this story, Ann extends the reputation she established with All the Broken Pieces." -- Don Gallo "A fascinating poetic tale, a magic window that opens gently and brings to your heart the cultural richness and wonders of a fate-taunting nation." -- Denize Lauture Awards and Praise for Unbound: New-York Historical Society Children's History Book Prize WinnerArnold Adoff Poetry Award for Middle R

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