by Marilyn Nelson (Author)
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.Author Biography
Marilyn Nelson is a professor of English at the University of Connecticut and lives in Storrs, CT.
Number of Pages: 112
Dimensions: 0.53 x 9.36 x 6.36 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: May 01, 2001
Award: Newbery Medal (2002)
Award: Coretta Scott King Award (2002)
Award: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards (2001)
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Carver: A Life in Poems
Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12
Reading Level: 5.9
Point Value: 1
