{"product_id":"carver-a-life-in-poems-9781635925616","title":"Carver: A Life in Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eNewbery Honor Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Book Award finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCoretta Scott King Author Honor Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoston Globe-Horn Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlora Stieglitz Straus Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeautiful verse explores agricultural scientist George Washington Carver's life and many achievements, from his work as a botanist and inventor to his unsung gifts as a painter, musician, and teacher.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGeorge Washington Carver was determined to help the people he loved. Born a slave in Missouri, he left home in search of an education, eventually earning his master's degree. When Booker T. Washington invited Carver to start the agricultural department at the all-black-staffed Tuskegee Institute, Carver truly found his calling. He spent the rest of his life seeking solutions to the poverty among landless Black farmers by developing new uses for soil-replenishing crops such as peanuts, cowpeas, and sweet potatoes. This STEAM biography reveals Carver's complex and profoundly devout life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarilyn Nelson is a professor of English at the University of Connecticut and lives in Storrs, CT.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wordsong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50448407494930,"sku":"9781635925616","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b02c1558-8738-41be-8854-33c8afc9bd6f.jpg?v=1729734956","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/carver-a-life-in-poems-9781635925616","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}