markm reviewed Under the sea-wind by Rachel Carson (Penguin classics)
Review of 'Under the sea-wind' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Written in 1941, my copy is a 60 cent paperback from the Signet Science Library that was given to me in 1964 by my Aunt Jackie. This copy was from the 6th printing in the year that Rachel Carson died. I don't know why I still have it, but I decided it was probably time to read it. The book's subtitle is "a naturalist's picture of ocean life", and the author tells a series of stories each one revolving around a named animal, Silverbar the sanderling, Scomber the mackerel and Anguilla the eel. Each story moves in place and time with the migration and life history of the animal. Description of the encountered plants, animals, weather and geography creates a tapestry of the sea and seashore. No words are wasted and the reader is drawn into a vast natural history that is much larger than this short book. Brilliant.
