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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"This book traces the life of George Washington Carver, from his early childhood and education through his sources of inspiration and challenges faced, early successes, and the agricultural discoveries for which he is best known. A timeline at the end of the book summarizes key milestones and achievements of Carver's life."--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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George Washington Carver worked his way through school and college to become a professor of agriculture. He taught students and farmers how to save the land by growing a greater variety of crops, including peanuts and sweet potatoes.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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George Washington Carver, one of the most famous scientists in the United States, was an African American born into slavery. He pioneered many developments in plant use, crop rotation, and promoted peanuts as a standard food choice. Readers will be motivated as they discover how much can be accomplished with hard work, ambition, and dedication.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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George Washington Carver in The My Itty-Bitty Bio series is a biography for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of George Washington Carver in a simple, age-appropriate way that will help children develop word recognition and reading skills. The series celebrates diversity, covering women and men from a range of backgrounds and professions. Includes a timeline, primary sources, glossary, and index. The My Itty-Bitty Bio series are biographies...
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George Washington Carver was born into slavery. No one thought much of him because he was sick and weak. He would spend his life proving them wrong. Learn more about the "Plant Doctor" turned "Peanut Man" and how he helped people across the United States. This full-color biography includes important text features such as a glossary and a table of contents to engage students in reading as they develop their comprehension and literacy skills. This Spanish...
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Christian Encounters, a series of biographies from Thomas Nelson Publishers, highlights important lives from all ages and areas of the Church. Some are familiar faces. Others are unexpected guests. But all, through their relationships, struggles, prayers, and desires, uniquely illuminate our shared experience.
A generation of 20th-century Americans knew him as a gentle, stoop-shouldered old black man who loved plants and discovered more than a hundred...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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An African-American scientist and conservationist, George Washington Carver changed the world with his inventions. Historic photos and easy-to-read text take readers into the athlete's life. Zoom in even deeper with quick stats, a timeline, and bolded glossary terms.
Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Abdo Zoom is a division of ABDO.
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George Washington Carver spent his life asking questions and looking for the answers. He gained a reputation as the farmers' best friend after teaching about crop rotation. He told farmers 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 300 peanut-based products, from milk to printers' ink, and more than 100 ways to use sweet potatoes. Young children...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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George Washington Carver is widely known for his work with peanuts, but his importance to society goes much further than plant experimentation. As a teacher and scientist at Tuskegee Institute for more than 40 years, Carver helped black students and local farmers learn and improve agricultural techniques--and by doing so, helped them improve their lives. Celebrate Black History Month all year long! Our highly acclaimed Journey to Freedom series provides...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Graphic novels aren't just for superheroes! George Washington Carver has been plucked from history books and his life and accomplishments have been depicted in an informative nonfiction graphic novel. The subject's birth, childhood, education, and inventions have been skillfully told with detailed art. Further reading lists, timelines, glossaries, and indexes make these titles useful in classroom discussion.
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ABDO
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Graphic novels aren't just for superheroes! George Washington Carver has been plucked from history books and his life and accomplishments have been depicted in an informative nonfiction graphic novel. The subject's birth, childhood, education, and inventions have been skillfully told with detailed art. Further reading lists, timelines, glossaries, and indexes make these titles useful in classroom discussion. Graphic Planet is an imprint of Magic Wagon,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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George Washington Carver was a skilled botanist who became famous for his work with peanuts and other plants. Readers will discover the captivating life of this incredible scientist in this engaging scientific biography. Using colorful photos and graphs, children will learn why Carver was known as "The Plant Doctor" as a child and how his work with peanuts, sweet potatoes, and pecans helped change the way people used plants! The helpful glossary and...
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George Washington Carver was a skilled botanist and was often referred to as "The Plant Doctor". This captivating Spanish biography highlights the life of Carver and how his work with peanuts, sweet potatoes, and pecans helped change the way people used plants! Featuring colorful images, a glossary and index, and a simple hands-on experiment, this scientific biography will have children excited to learn more!
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George Washington Carver was born a slave and grew up to be a great botanist and inventor! Readers will learn why George was known as the "plant doctor" as a young boy, his strong desire to learn, and how he taught other farmers about crop rotation. Vibrant images, supportive text, a glossary, table of contents, and index work in conjunction to engage and delight readers as they learn all they can about "The Peanut Man"!
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Español
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George Washington Carver was born a slave and grew up to be a great botanist and inventor! Readers will learn why George was known as the "plant doctor" as a young boy and will be inspired by his strong desire to learn and teach other farmers about crop rotation. The vibrant images, supportive text, glossary, table of contents, and index work in conjunction to engage and delight readers as they learn all they can about "The Peanut Man"! This book...
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"George Washington Carver didn't invent peanut butter-but, he did make it popular! In addition, he found more than 300 other uses for peanuts, including candy, soap, and even medicine. His humble roots as an enslaved person didn't stop him from becoming a successful agricultural researcher and teacher, introducing crop rotation to the American South and saving the Southern economy when the boll weevil decimated cotton crops. This volume highlights...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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George Washington Carver spent his life asking questions and looking for the answers. He gained a reputation as the farmers' best friend after teaching about crop rotation. He told farmers 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 300 peanut-based products, from milk to printers' ink, and more than 100 ways to use sweet potatoes. Young children...