Rowena Rae worked as a biologist specializing in aquatic ecosystems in Canada and New Zealand before becoming a freelance writer, editor and children’s author. She is the author of Rachel Carson and Ecology for Kids, as well as Chemical World and Upstream, Downstream in the Orca Footprints line. Rowena writes both fiction and nonfiction from her home in Victoria, British Columbia.

 

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• Commended, Junior Library Guild (JLG) Gold Standard Selection
• Commended, CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens, starred selection

“Leads the reader logically through the facts about chemicals as they impact everyday life...Grabs your attention firmly on the first page and ensures it won’t waver throughout. Highly Recommended.”

CM: Canadian Review of Materials

“An important book to help children understand and protect their world.”

Booklist

“Gives young eco-activists a leg up on the uses and dangers of classes of chemicals.”

Kirkus Reviews

“Clearly well researched, the text presents organic/inorganic and natural/synthetic issues in a balanced, factual manner...For those readers interested in the subject, and in the environment and activism, it will prove very helpful.”

School Library Connection

“An easy and condensed scientific look at chemicals and their interactions with the natural world…Would do well in a middle school classroom.”

School Library Journal