A Weed Is a Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver

by Aliki

Book Overview

Discover how George Washington Carver went from a slave to an innovator of agricultural science in this luminously illustrated picture book.

Born a slave, George Washington Carver went on to become the most prominent black scientist of the early twentieth century.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671664905
• ISBN13: 9780671664909
• Release Date: April 1988
• Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Dramatic and engaging

What my (now 6 yo) daughter likes is a good story. She can learn anything if there is some dramatic action involved. This story of George Washington Carver's life is just the right length for a young student (kinder to 4th grade). It starts with the drama of the baby GWC being kidnapped and returned. The illustrations are bold and capture the flavor of the text. It's everything you want in a child's book, educational, morally inspiring, and yet a truly good to read story.