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Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces the history of peanut butter and its inventor, describing how George Washington Carver did important work with peanuts and other plants to create an American favorite.
Author
Publisher
Tommy Nelson
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Beginning with Norman Borlaug and going back to those who influenced him directly or indirectly, shows how one ordinary boy came to develop "super plants" that helped save billions of people from starvation.
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Meet civil rights leaders who were inspiring individuals as well as leaders in their fields: inventor, activist, orator, scientist. Learn about their childhoods, achievements, and contributions that made the world a better place. Biographies feature fascinating facts and archival photography that vividly illustrate the amazing lives of each hero.
Author
Publisher
Zondervan Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In Seven More Men, the sequel to the acclaimed Seven Men, #1 New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas offers more captivating stories of influential heroes. Profoundly inspiring, Metaxas reveals a gallery of historic figures who faced insurmountable challenges with extraordinary resolve"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"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...
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