An introduction for young readers to the African-American scientist George Washington Carver, whose research in the late 1800s produced agricultural innovations and applications for the peanut.
Presents a biography of George Washington Carver, telling the story of how the former slave worked to solve the agricultural problems plaguing the South after the Civil War.
A fictional student's report presents information on George Washington Carver, who became an expert on peanuts and other plants and taught others at the famous college for African Americans, Tuskeegee Institute.
Brief text and pictures present the life of the man, born a slave, who became a scientist and devoted his entire life to helping the South improve its agriculture.
A collection of poems that combine to provide a portrait of the life of nineteenth-century African-American botanist and inventor George Washington Carver.
A biography of George Washington Carver, a man born into slavery in 1864 who dedicated his life to the study of plants, eventually becoming a teacher and researcher who did historic work with peanuts.
A fictionalized account of how plant scientist George Washington Carver came to an Alabama school and taught the children how to grow plants and reap the rewards of nature's bounty. Includes factual note about George Washington Carver.
Simple text and illustrations describe the life and accomplishments of the scientist who promoted the idea of crop rotation and found many uses for peanuts.
