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xx, 329 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
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English
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A pioneering marine biologist takes us down into the deep ocean to dunderstand bioluminescence -- the language of light that helps life communicate in the darkness -- and what it ells us about the future of life on Earth. Edith Widder's childhood dream of becoming a marine biologist was almost derailed in college when complications from a surgery gone wrong made her temporarily blind. Her new reality of shifting shadows drew her fascination to the...
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79 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 18 cm.
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English
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A graphic novel biography of Rachel Carson, the woman who changed the way America fought against the environmental crisis through her bestselling books, ultimately spurring the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Presents the true story of the marine biologist whose dedication, compassion and integrity gave a new generation of Americans hope for a brighter tomorrow.
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