The Edge of the Sea (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics S.) - Softcover

THE EDGE OF THE SEA, which has sold over 600,000 copies in its American edition alone, is divided into three main sections: the rocky shore, the rim of sand and the coral coast - environments which are found the world over. Rachel Carson leads the reader into an unknown world to catch the evanescent beauty of a tide pool and tell the story of a grain of sand. It is a book to be read for pleasure at any time or place, and also to be used as a practical guide for identification.

Rachel Carson, who died in 1962, was the author of the international bestseller, SILENT SPRING, which alerted the world to the dangers of industrial pollution. She also wrote wonderfully evocative books about the natural word of which THE EDGE OF THE SEA is an enduring example.