Carver: A Life In Poems

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Synopsis
George Washington Carver was born a slave in Missouri about 1864 and was raised by the childless white couple who had owned his mother. In 1877 he left home in search of an education, eventually earning a master's degree. In 1896, Booker T. Washington invited Carver to start the agricultural department at the all-black-staffed Tuskegee Institute, where 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. Carver's achievements as a botanist and inventor were balanced by his gifts as a painter, musician, and teacher. This Newbery Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book by Marilyn Nelson provides a compelling and revealing portrait of Carver's complex, richly interior, profoundly devout life.

Newbery Medal Honor book

Copyright:
2001

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
101 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781886910539
Publisher:
N/A
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Marilyn Nelson
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Teens, Poetry, Literature and Fiction
Grade Levels:
Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade
Submitted By:
Jesse Fahnestock
Proofread By:
Jesse Fahnestock
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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