No Small Potatoes by Tonya Bolden

No Small Potatoes by Tonya Bolden

Discover the incredible true story of how one of history's most successful potato farmers began life as a slave and worked until he was named the "Potato King of the World"!

Junius G. Groves came from humble beginnings in the Bluegrass State. Born in Kentucky into slavery, freedom came when he was still a young man and he intended to make a name for himself. Along with thousands of other African Americans who migrated from the South, Junius walked west and stopped in Kansas. Working for a pittance on a small potato farm was no reason to feel sorry for himself, especially when he's made foreman. But Junius did dream of owning his own farm, so he did the next best thing. He rented the land and worked hard! As he built his empire, he also built a family, and he built them both on tons and tons and tons of potatoes. He never quit working hard, even as the naysayers doubted him, and soon he was declared Potato King of the World and had five hundred acres and a castle to call his own.

From award winning author Tonya Bolden and talented illustrator Don Tate comes a tale of perseverance that reminds us no matter where you begin, as long as you work hard, your creation can never be called small potatoes.

Tonya Bolden is the author of more than 15 novels for children, including Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century Girl, Looking for Sarah Rector, America's Richest Black Girl, Emancipation Proclamation: Lincoln and the Dawn of Liberty, and M.

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ISBN 13	9780385752763
ISBN 10	0385752768
Title	No Small Potatoes
Author	Tonya Bolden
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2018-10-16
Number of pages	40
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