George Washington Carver: The Peanut Scientist
-- Elementary reading level biographies of inspiring African Americans.\ -- Will satisfy the need for younger biographies written with simple text.\ -- Each book contains a table of contents, a glossary, an index, and comfortably sized type.\ \ 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.\
Search in google:
-- Elementary reading level biographies of inspiring African Americans.-- Will satisfy the need for younger biographies written with simple text.-- Each book contains a table of contents, a glossary, an index, and comfortably sized type.Shalini Murthy - Children's LiteratureThis biography about Carver, a scientist best known for popularizing crop-rotation and the peanut crop in the United States, is a rare find. Well-written biographies on great African Americans are hard to come by, and herein lies the strength of the book. The story of Carver s life, from the time he was a young boy, is well documented by the authors. The simple text and the black-and-white photographs that accompany it make this book eminently suitable for early elementary students. Like all good reference books, this one also includes a timeline, a glossary, a bibliography and a list of websites to search for more information. Teachers and librarians will find this book invaluable.
\ Children's LiteratureThis biography about Carver, a scientist best known for popularizing crop-rotation and the peanut crop in the United States, is a rare find. Well-written biographies on great African Americans are hard to come by, and herein lies the strength of the book. The story of Carver s life, from the time he was a young boy, is well documented by the authors. The simple text and the black-and-white photographs that accompany it make this book eminently suitable for early elementary students. Like all good reference books, this one also includes a timeline, a glossary, a bibliography and a list of websites to search for more information. Teachers and librarians will find this book invaluable.\ —Shalini Murthy\ \
