Carver: A Life in Poems

Carver: A Life in Poems

by Marilyn Nelson
Carver: A Life in Poems

Carver: A Life in Poems

by Marilyn Nelson

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Overview

Newbery Honor Book
National Book Award finalist
Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book
Boston Globe–Horn Book Award
Flora Stieglitz Straus Award

Beautiful verse explores agricultural scientist George Washington Carver's life and many achievements, from his work as a botanist and inventor to his unsung gifts as a painter, musician, and teacher.

George Washington Carver was determined to help the people he loved. Born a slave in Missouri, he left home in search of an education, eventually earning his master's degree. When Booker T. Washington invited Carver to start the agricultural department at the all-black-staffed Tuskegee Institute, Carver truly found his calling. He spent the rest of his life seeking solutions to the poverty among landless Black farmers by developing new uses for soil-replenishing crops such as peanuts, cowpeas, and sweet potatoes. This STEAM biography reveals Carver's complex and profoundly devout life.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781635925616
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
Publication date: 01/11/2022
Pages: 112
Sales rank: 1,111,278
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile: 890L (what's this?)
Age Range: 10 - 14 Years

About the Author

Marilyn Nelson is a professor of English at the University of Connecticut and lives in Storrs, CT.
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