Rachel Carson was a creative, intelligent and determined writer who loved animals and the environment. She felt proud of raising awareness about environmental issues but uncomfortable with her celebrity status. Carson feared pollution and pesticides and wanted to open people's eyes to preserving the earth's resources. She won the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her work.

1. Rachel
Creative, intelligent, determined,
strong
Friend of Olga Owens Huckins
Lover of writing, animals,
environment.
Who felt proud of her best-seers,
determined to help the earth,
and uncomfortable with her
celebrity status
Who feared failure, pesticides,
Pollution
Who won the Presidential Medal of
Freedom
Who wanted to open people's eyes
and preserve the earth's
resources
Born in Springdale, Pennsylvania,
lived in Maryland
Carson