George Washington Carver
Author/Illustrator: Tonya Bolden
Abrams Books, 2008
40 Pages
Non-Fiction
I chose this book because I remembered reading about George Washington Carver when I was younger. I was always impressed by him because he brought great history to the South.
After the death of his mother and the abolishment of slavery, George Washington Carver moved to Kansas to go to school. He enjoyed studying about plants. He later went to Alabama where Booker T. Washington needed someone to teach his students about horticulture at Tuskegee Institute. He worked to cultivate all sorts of things, including peanuts and their products.
There are drawings and photographs used as illustrations in this book. They highlight Carver's work and show what the South was like in that time period.
This would be a great book for students second-grade and above. They would enjoy learning how George Washington Carver developed so many other products from the seemingly simple peanut plant.
If Alabama History is still taught, this would be an incredible read for that subject. This would also be great to showcase and read for Black History Month.
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