Who Was George Washington Carver? (Who Was?) (Paperback)

Who Was George Washington Carver? (Who Was?) By Jim Gigliotti, Who HQ, Stephen Marchesi (Illustrator) Cover Image

Who Was George Washington Carver? (Who Was?) (Paperback)

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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.
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.
Product Details ISBN: 9780448483122
ISBN-10: 0448483122
Publisher: Penguin Workshop
Publication Date: December 29th, 2015
Pages: 112
Language: English
Series: Who Was?