A Weed Is a Flower : The Life of George Washington Carver

Aliki (A and ILT)

List Price: $7.99 (Paperback - Biography / Scientist - 1988)

From humble beginnings, George Washington Carver became one of the greatest scientist in the United States. His dedication to helping his people led him to find over three hundred uses for the peanut and over one hundred uses for the sweet potato.

A simple biography of the man, born a slave, who became a scientist and devoted his entire life to helping the South improve its agriculture. (32 pgs) Ages 4-8