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The Life of George Washington Carver: Inventor and Scientist
Barbara Kramer
Paperback (Enslow Publishers, Jan. 1, 2015)George Washington Carver spent his life asking questions and looking for the answers. He gained a reputation as the farmers' best friend: He taught farmers about crop rotationtelling them to grow peanuts and sweet potatoes to "rest" their soil between cotton crops. And what could they do with all those peanuts? Carver developed more than three hundred peanut-based productsfrom milk to printers inkand more than a hundred ways to use sweet potatoes. Barbara Kramer selects the correct anecdotes and quotes to bring "The Peanut Man" to life.
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George Washington Carver: Scientist and Educator
Dennis Abrams
Library Binding (Chelsea House Publications, Feb. 1, 2008)George Washington Carver has been revered for his contributions to improving the lives of poor Southern farmers. Carver studied to be a scientist at a time when many black Americans could not afford, or were turned away from, universities. This title tells his story.
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George Washington Carver: Scientist and Teacher
Carol Greene, Steven Dobson
Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Oct. 1, 1992)Describes the life and accomplishments of the former slave who became a scientist and devoted his career to helping the South improve its agriculture
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George Washington Carver: The Peanut Scientist
Pat McKissack, Fredrick McKissack
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Feb. 1, 2002)Simple text and illustrations describe the life and accomplishments of the scientist who promoted the idea of crop rotation and found many uses for peanuts.
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George Washington Carver: Inventor and Naturalist
Sam Wellman
Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Feb. 1, 1999)A biography of the African American scientist who overcame tremendous hardship, received a college education, and made important discoveries in the field of agriculture.
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George Washington Carver: Negro Scientist
Samuel Epstein, Beryl Epstein, William Moyers
Hardcover (Garrard Pub Co, June 1, 1960)A biography of the man, born a slave, who became a scientist and devoted his entire life to helping the South improve its agriculture.
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The Life of George Washington Carver: Inventor and Scientist
Barbara Kramer
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Jan. 1, 2015)Profiles the dynamic man who began life as a slave and became an artist, agriculturist, university professor, and public speaker who addressed the House Ways and Means Committee on the issue of import tariffs in 1921.
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George Washington Carver: Ingenious Inventor
Nathan Olson, Keith Tucker
Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2006)Tells the story of plant scientist and inventor George Washington Carver. Written in graphic-novel format.
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Dr. George Washington Carver Scientist
George D. Graham, Shirley and Lipscomb
Paperback (Archway, March 15, 1967).
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George Washington Carver: Inventor and Naturalist
Sam Wellman
Hardcover (Thorndike Pr, Feb. 1, 2001)A biography of the African American scientist describes how he overcame tremendous hardship to receive a college education and make important discoveries in the field of agriculture.
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George Washington Carver: Botanist and Inventor
Mary Boone
Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2018)George Washington Carver wasn't just an inventor. He was also a botanist, a farmer, and a professor. Young readers will discover how this teacher not only improved the way people farmed, but introduced the world to more than 300 uses for the peanut.
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George Washington Carver: Teacher and Environmentalist
Christine Montgomery, John Hare
Library Binding (Truman State University Press, Oct. 1, 2017)George Washington Carver was born into slavery in the final weeks of the Civil War. When he was growing up, George was so good at growing plants that the neighbors called him the plant doctor. Since George was African American, he wasn t allowed to go to school with white children. But George was so eager for an education that he walked for miles and moved all over the country to go to school. He studied agriculture in college so he could learn to help others. After college, he moved to the South and taught poor farmers how to grow crops better and keep their soil healthier. He became a respected teacher and scientist during the Great Depression because of his knowledge and kindness to others.
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