by Aliki (Author), Aliki (Illustrator)
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.Author Biography
Aliki is the author and illustrator of more than fifty books for children that are treasured by readers all over the world. Her many well-loved titles include My Visit to the Zoo, My Visit to the Aquarium, My Visit to the Dinosaurs, Wild and Woolly Mammoths, and A Weed Is a Flower. Aliki lives near the Globe Theatre, in London, England.
Number of Pages: 32
Dimensions: 0.37 x 9.32 x 7.25 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: May 15, 1988
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Weed Is a Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 4.3
Point Value: 0.5