Spot Dictation:About the Book—Silent Spring Silent Spring is a book written by Rachel Carson and published by Houghton Mifflin in September 1962. The book is widely 1) _____ with helping launch the environmental movement.When Silent Spring was published, Rachel Carson was already a well-known writer on 2) ______ history, but had not previously been a social critic. The book was widely read, and 3) ______ widespread public concerns with 4) ______and pollution of the environment. Silent Spring facilitated the 5) _____ of the pesticide DDT in 1972 in the United States.The book 6) _______ detrimental effects of pesticides on the environment, 7) ______ on birds. Carson said that DDT had been found to 8) _____ thinner egg shells and result in 9) _______ problems and death. She also accused the chemical industry of spreading disinformation, and public 10) ______ of accepting industry claims uncritically.