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Author
Series
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"George Washington Carver in The My Itty-Bitty Bio series is a biography for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of George Washington Carver in a simple, age-appropriate way that will help children develop word recognition and reading skills. The series celebrates diversity, covering women and men from a range of backgrounds and professions. Includes a timeline, primary sources, glossary, and index."-- provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Randon House
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Born in 1860s Missouri, nobody expected George Washingtoni Carver to succeed. Slaves were not allowed to be educated. After the Civil War, Carver enrolled in classes and proved to be a star student. He became the first black student at Iowa State Agricultural College and later its first black professor. He went on to the Tuskegee Institute where he specialized in botany (the study of plants) and developed techniques to grow crops better. His work...
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The inspirational story of George Washington Carver and his childhood secret garden is brought to life in this picture book biography by the author-illustrator team behind Muhammad Ali: A Champion Is Born. When George Washington Carver was just a young child, he had a secret: a garden of his own. Here, he rolled dirt between his fingers to check if plants needed more rain or sun. He protected roots through harsh winters, so plants could be reborn...
Author
Publisher
Feeding Minds Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Can a quiet Iowa farm boy grow up to change the world? Norman Ernest Borlaug did. Born in 1914, raised on a small farm, and educated in a one-room schoolhouse, Norman Borlaug learned to work hard and excelled in sports, and later studied forestry in college, eventually becoming a plant scientist. Readers will discover how even from a young age Norman Borlaug dedicated his life's work to ending world hunger. Working in obscurity in the wheat fields...
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