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The Groundbreaking, Chance-Taking Life of George Washington Carver and Science and Invention in America: Booker T. Washington of Tuskegee, Black … Much, Much More (Cheryl Harness Histories)

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The multitalented hand of Cheryl Harness creates any other winning combination of history, biography, and illustration: the inspiring story of a man who rose from slavery to world wide fame as The us’s Plant Doctor.

Follow the action as Confederate raiders kidnap young Carver—together with his mother and siblings—and sell them to Arkansas slaveholders. Here, whooping cough threatens George’s life, yet the disease would be the key to his future. Unable to work in the fields, he spends his days studying plants. His desire for knowledge leads him to the wealthy farmlands of Iowa, where he becomes the first black student—and later the first black faculty member—at the state university. Carver pioneers hundreds of new uses for plants and revolutionizes American agriculture by teaching farmers the value of rotating cotton with nitrogen-wealthy crops. Cheryl Harness’ vigorous narrative follows Carver’s rise to international fame: our hero dines at the White House, works with Henry Ford, and testifies to Congress. The book’s vivid illustrations are a call for participation to step back in time and turn into an active participant in this compelling story.

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