Who Was George Washington Carver?

Jim Gigliotti, Who HQ, Stephen Marchesi

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English

Grosset and Dunlap
15 January 2017

People & places (Children's&YA); Science & technology: general interest (Children's&YA)

Series: Who Was?

The patron saint of peanut butter industry and the scientific genius that Time magazine called ""The Black Leonardo""- George Washington Carver.

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.

By: Jim Gigliotti, Who HQ
Illustrated by: Stephen Marchesi
Imprint: Grosset and Dunlap
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 194mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 6mm
Weight: 102g
ISBN: 9780448483122
ISBN 10: 0448483122
Series: Who Was?
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 15 January 2017
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.