Who Was George Washington Carver
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Who Was George Washington Carver
By (Author) Jim Gigliotti
By (author) Who HQ
Illustrated by Stephen Marchesi
Grosset and Dunlap
Grosset and Dunlap
15th January 2017
United States
Classifications
Children
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Science and technology
630.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
112
Width 135mm, Height 194mm, Spine 6mm
102g
Description
Born in 1860s Missouri, nobody expected George Washington Carver to succeed. Slaves were not allowed to be educated. After the Civil War, Carver enrolled in classes and proved to be a star student. He became the first black student at Iowa State Agricultural College and later its first black professor. He went on to the Tuskegee Institute where he specialized in botany (the study of plants) and developed techniques to grow crops better. His work with vegetables, especially peanuts, made him famous and changed agriculture forever. He went on to develop nearly 100 household products and over 100 recipes using peanuts.
Author Bio
Jim Gigliotti is a freelance writer based in Southern California. A former editor at the National Football League, he has written more than 50 books for all ages. His writing credits include biographies for young readers on Olympian Jesse Owens and baseball star Roberto Clemente.
