Bibliograph

Who was George Washington Carver?, by Jim Gigliotti ; iIllustrated by Stephen Marchesi

Type

Label

Who was George Washington Carver?, by Jim Gigliotti ; iIllustrated by Stephen Marchesi

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 8-12

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Who was George Washington Carver?

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

907010682

Responsibility statement

by Jim Gigliotti ; iIllustrated by Stephen Marchesi

Series statement

Who was...?

Summary

"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."--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Who was George Washington Carver? -- Orphaned -- Childhood -- School days -- College man -- The greatest good -- Tuskegee -- Peanuts! -- Lasting impact -- Timelines

Target audience

juvenile

Classification