{"product_id":"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.","brand":"Astra Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46246093717745,"sku":"9781635925616","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781635925616_p0.jpg?v=1769042575","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781635925616","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}