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Carver by Marilyn Nelson

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Carver by Marilyn Nelson

Newbery Honor Book
National Book Award finalist
Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
Flora Stieglitz Straus Award

Beautiful 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.

George 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.

Marilyn Nelson has won a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor, and many Coretta Scott King Honors, as well as several important poetry honors, including the Poets' Prize and the Robert Frost Medal. She is a three-time National Book Award Finalist. She has received three honorary doctorates and has recently served as a judge for poetry candidates at the National Endowment for the Arts and Yaddo.

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ISBN 13	9781886910539
ISBN 10	1886910537
Title	Carver
Author	Marilyn Nelson
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Front Street Inc
Year published	2001-05-01
Number of pages	112
Prizes	Winner of Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards (Fiction or Poetry) 2001, Winner of Children's Books of Distinction Awards (Poetry) 2002, Winner of Connecticut Book Awards (Poetry) 2002, Winner of Connecticut Book Awards (Design) 2002, Winner of Connecticut Book Awards (Children's Literature) 2002, Winner of Children's Book Committee Award (Nonfiction) 2002, Commended for Newbery Medal (Children's) 2002, Commended for Coretta Scott King Award (Author) 2002, Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Fourteen and Up) 2001, Short-listed for National Book Awards (Young People's Lit.) 2001
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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