A Weed Is a Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver Contributor(s): Aliki (Author), Aliki (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0671664905 ISBN-13: 9780671664909 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1988 Annotation: Brief text and pictures present the life of the man, born a slave, who became a scientist and devoted his entire life to helping the South improve its agriculture. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Agriculture - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 87022864 |
Lexile Measure: 640 |
Physical Information: 0.15" H x 7.04" W x 9.04" (0.22 lbs) 32 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Sex & Gender - Masculine |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 29786 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Discover how George Washington Carver went from a slave to an innovator of agricultural science in this luminously illustrated picture book. Born a slave, George Washington Carver went on to become the most prominent black scientist of the early twentieth century. |