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George Washington Carver
Tonya Bolden
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Description for George Washington Carver
Paperback. Now in paperback, from acclaimed author Tonya Bolden comes the story of George Washington Carver. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5AJ; YNH; YNM; YNT. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 257 x 254 x 6. Weight in Grams: 280.
A fresh look at this pioneering American innovator. Shampoo from peanuts? Wallpaper from clay? Ink from sweet potatoes? Discover Carver's imagination and inspiration in this one-of-a-kind biography. With imagination and intellect, George Washington Carver (1864-1934) developed hundreds of unexpected products from everyday plants. This book reveals what an exceptionally uncommon man Carver was: trailblasing scholar, innovative scientist, pioneering conservationist, and impassioned educator. This book follows his life from slave and orphan to his college days as the first African American to attend Iowa State College (where he later taught), and on to his life and work in the ... Read more
A fresh look at this pioneering American innovator. Shampoo from peanuts? Wallpaper from clay? Ink from sweet potatoes? Discover Carver's imagination and inspiration in this one-of-a-kind biography. With imagination and intellect, George Washington Carver (1864-1934) developed hundreds of unexpected products from everyday plants. This book reveals what an exceptionally uncommon man Carver was: trailblasing scholar, innovative scientist, pioneering conservationist, and impassioned educator. This book follows his life from slave and orphan to his college days as the first African American to attend Iowa State College (where he later taught), and on to his life and work in the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Abrams
Condition
New
Number of Pages
48
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781419718397
SKU
V9781419718397
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Tonya Bolden
Tonya Bolden has written more than twenty books for children and adults. Her book Tell All the Children Our Story: Memories and Mementos of Being Young and Black in America was named a Best Book of the Year by School Library Journal. Her Wake Up Our Souls: A Celebration of Black American Artists received a starred review in Booklist ... Read more
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