George Washington Carver

George Washington Carver

Dana Meachen Rau, 1971-

Book - 2014

When George Washington Carver grew up, African Americans were not allowed to attend most schools. Yet he never gave up on his intense desire to further his education. Read about how Carver worked to become a top agricultural scientistand how he used his knowledge to better the lives of poor farmers.

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Subjects
Carver, George Washington, > 1864?-1943 > Juvenile literature.
Agriculturists > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African American agriculturists > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Published
New York : Children's Press 2014.
Language
English
Main Author
Dana Meachen Rau, 1971- (-)
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
32 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 19 cm
Audience
690L
ISBN
9780531210611
9780531249826
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Review by Booklist Review

For cogent and straightforward early introductions to famous people, you'd be hard-pressed to top the humble yet hardworking Rookie Biographies series. In 32 pages, the books use layers of info large declarative sentences, smaller fast facts, and even smaller captions to ease a reader's path into an ever-deeper understanding. Every spread includes a well-chosen one-page photo that brings the text to life. George Washington Carver is more than the peanut guy, as proven by this eye-opening look at his childhood as a slave, his education in agriculture, and his work in improving the quality of farmers' soil. There's no real getting into the minds of the subjects, but that's okay the facts, the pictures, and the back matter (a poem, life tips, a time line, and more) speak for themselves.--Kraus, Daniel Copyright 2014 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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