The Groundbreaking, Chance-Taking Life of George Washington Carver and Science and Invention in America -
By: Cheryl Harness

The Groundbreaking, Chance-Taking Life of George Washington Carver and Science and Invention in America

By: Cheryl Harness

National Geographic / 2008 / Hardcover

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History and biography meet with fantastic illustrations in this narrative that follows the life of George Washington Carver. Following his life as a kidnapped young man who was sold into slavery, to his youth spent studying plants, to where he finally becomes the first black student and faculty member at the university. Learn about the hundreds of new uses he created from plants, and how he helped farmers with the lessons of rotating crops. The historical context of innovation is included, and timelines across the bottom of most pages provide additional insight into the times in which he lived. Ages 8-12. 144 pages, paperback.