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"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...

An introduction to the life of George Washington Carver, the former slave who became a well-known scientist and inventor.

The inspirational story of George Washington Carver and his childhood secret garden is brought to life in this picture book biography. When George Washington Carver was just a young child, he had a secret: a garden of his own. Here, he rolled dirt between his fingers to check if plants needed more rain or sun. He protected roots through harsh winters, so plants could be reborn in the spring. He trimmed flowers, spread soil, studied life cycles. And...

"From the time he was a small boy, he collected plants, cared for them, and studied them. He even pained pictures of them! As an adult, he discovered hundreds of new uses for many plants (including over 300 ways to use peanuts). His love of plants helped him to grow into an artist, gardener, teacher, scientist, farmer, speaker...and a really famous inventor."--