The Groundbreaking, Chance-Taking Life of George Washington Carver and Science and Invention in America: Booker T. Washington of Tuskegee, Black Ameri

by Cheryl Harness

Book Overview

The multitalented hand of Cheryl Harness creates another winning combination of history, biography, and illustration: the inspiring story of a man who rose from slavery to worldwide fame as America's Plant Doctor.

Follow the action as Confederate raiders kidnap young Carver--along with his mother and siblings--and sell them to Arkansas slaveholders. Here, whooping cough threatens George's life, yet the disease will be the key to his future...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1426301960
• ISBN13: 9781426301964
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: National Geographic Kids
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.6" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7