vaquitita Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 I keep hearing how great this book is, but everywhere I look it costs $40-50. It doesn't seem possible it's worth that?? Where can I find an affordable copy? I already checked my library and they don't have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyGF Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 (edited) I'm no help. I lucked out and found it at a used book sale for $1. Emily Edited March 7, 2018 by EmilyGF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanDiegoMom Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 I found it on Amazon for 16.00: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0195069978/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1520427923&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=the+sea+around+us+by+rachel+carson&dpPl=1&dpID=51zjC7qxxQL&ref=plSrch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanDiegoMom Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 I mean 12 dollars! Can't edit on my phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlktwins Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Do you have the ability to use the libraries of your neighboring counties? I checked my home library and nothing. The library I joined in the county next to me has it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyGF Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 You're looking for the illustrated edition, right? The adult edition is in print. Emily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelli Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 I got my young reader's edition (i'm assuming that's the one you mean because it's hard to find) from a dealer in the UK bought through Amazon. It was significantly cheaper even with the shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaquitita Posted March 8, 2018 Author Share Posted March 8, 2018 You're looking for the illustrated edition, right? The adult edition is in print. Emily Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaquitita Posted March 8, 2018 Author Share Posted March 8, 2018 Do you have the ability to use the libraries of your neighboring counties? I checked my home library and nothing. The library I joined in the county next to me has it. Yeah I checked both my city library and my county library (separate systems) and the inter library loan which connects with all libraries in my state. And nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serendipitous journey Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Here it is at AbeBooks. Not sure if any of these are affordable for the quality book you want, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 This book, described as a scientific text, is nearly 50 years old. The original is even older, I don't know if they updated the kid's edition in 1972 or not. I wouldn't want it as anything more than a curiosity if I happened to have a particular interest in the subject or author. There are tons of more recent books in this genre that are readily available, with updated information and gorgeous photographs. Surely some of them have to be well written! I've actually not heard any chatter about it, but my kids are much older. Am I right in guessing it's probably the Charlotte Mason crowd talking it up? They love them some old books, lol. I did employ some ideas from the CM community back in the day, we did some great nature journaling, but I never felt the love for outdated science texts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalsummer Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 I read it not for the information, exactly (although it is really interesting to read the state of the science in the 50s, and of course some of it is still accurate), but for the poetry. It is beautifully written. I got it for me, but I could see giving it (I have the full edition, the one still in print) to a kid who has already had some geology and/or biology - maybe an early high schooler - with the caveat that some of the science is outdated (and the caution that this implies that some current science is probably wrong, too, or at least incomplete). It was just such a lovely read. As a side note, some of the outdated science in it made me look things up and refresh/re-understand them, which was pretty cool. And some of the parts where she basically says, we observe this phenomenon but we have no idea why it exists, here are some ideas - those were great, because I could go look up the topic on wikipedia and see if those questions have been answered yet (the answer is often yes). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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