{"product_id":"carver-isbn-9781635925616","title":"Carver","description":"\u003cb\u003eNewbery Honor Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Book Award finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCoretta Scott King Author Honor Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoston Globe–Horn Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlora Stieglitz Straus Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeautiful 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge 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.★ \"An unmatchable picture not only of Carver's life but also of his impact within his time as well as in history. . . . The book has a resonance and heart that will gratify the knowledgeable and naive alike (and that also invites reading aloud).\" —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eMarilyn Nelson is a professor of English at the University of Connecticut and lives in Storrs, CT.","brand":"Wordsong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303839191269,"sku":"NP9781635925616","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781635925616.jpg?v=1767723445","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/carver-isbn-9781635925616","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}