The Sense of Wonder

The award-winning classic guide to introducing children to the marvels of nature from the acclaimed conservationist and author of Silent Spring . In 1955, author Rachel Carson began work on an essay that she would come to consider one of her life’s most important projects. Her grandnephew, Roger Christie, had visited Carson that summer at her cottage in Maine, and together they had wandered the surrounding woods and tide pools. Teaching Roger about the natural wonders around them, Carson began t