WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY LINDA LEAR
'After once having Rachel Carson as my guide, no visit to any other shore has been the same. The Edge of the Sea began both a spiritual and a scientific adventure for me as it has for thousands of other readers' Linda Lear, Author of Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature
Perhaps no other author has ever captured so vividly, the brief, haunting beauty of a tide pool, an inaccessible cave or a lone crab on the shore at night. In The Edge of the Sea, Rachel Carson, author of the bestselling classic Silent Spring, explores the complex ecosystems of the shoreline, that strange borderland between earth and water.
Teeming with animal and plant life, the rock, sand and coral shorelines she describes provide rich examples of the dramatic process of evolution. Few have conveyed so conclusively their sense of awe, mystery and love of the natural world.
Scientifically accurate drawings by Bob Hines and an overview of the standard classification system make this an ideal identification guide.
In an excellent condition. No creasing to the spine or cover. There are a couple …