Picture Book Biographies: Picture Book of George Washington Carver, a (1 Paperback/1 CD) (Mixed media product)

from Swelker

This picture book biography is about George Washington Carver. It tells about he was born a slave, and how he came out of being a slave. Although he was once a slave, he accomplished many things during his lifetime. He became a well known scientist and painter. I would read this to my class durin...

from kathryn123

This book is a biography on George Washington Carver. This book talks about his childhood, It talks about all the different things that he accomplished throughout his lifetime. He discovered a lot of things in agriculture as well.

from vwhitt

The "Black Leonardo [Da Vinci]" was famous for the advances he was able to make in the field of agriculture. He started his life as a slave of the Carver family. He was lucky to be able to learn to read and write, when so many African Americans were not. He attended Simpson College where he was t...

from kdufrene

George Carver was an African American who succeeded in agriculture by finding the many benefits of peanuts and sweet potatoes. I would read this book to students to teach them about agriculture and the different ways we use products. This is also a story about a successful African American so tha...

from jenvid

This is an uplifting biography on George Washington Carver. The man came from nothing, and was rejected an education many times, but he never gave up. He became known as the African American "Leonardo Da Vinci", and made many scientific contributions. I liked the message that Carver always tried ...