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MaryM
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Posted: Feb 14 2011 at 3:59pm | IP Logged Quote MaryM
To start out a thread for Black History Month, I wanted to highlight George Washington Carver. We recently read the new picture book on him and his work, as told through the eyes of a school girl who learns about soil and planting from him. It has lovely nature study-ish illustrations in the cover pages.

In the Garden with Dr. Carver - Susan Grigsby



Some other picture books biographies of him:

A Man for All Seasons: The Life of George Washington Carver - Stephen Krensky (This is a favorite)
A Weed is a Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver - Aliki
A Picture Book of George Washington Carver - David Alder

Any others to add? Other resources on GWC?

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Posted: Feb 15 2011 at 1:26am | IP Logged Quote MaryM
Field Museum Exhibit on Carver
~Educator's Guide

George Washington Carver National Monument - NPS (Curriculum materials)

National Peanut Board has a Dr. Carver page (includes lesson plans)

George Washington Carver copywork pages

On George Washington Carver’s tombstone: “He could have added fortune to fame, but caring for neither, he found happiness and honor in being helpful to the world.”


George Washington Carver Crafts and Learning Activities (Danielle's Place)






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Posted: Nov 12 2012 at 8:39pm | IP Logged Quote JennGM
MaryM wrote:
To start out a thread for Black History Month, I wanted to highlight George Washington Carver. We recently read the new picture book on him and his work, as told through the eyes of a school girl who learns about soil and planting from him. It has lovely nature study-ish illustrations in the cover pages.

In the Garden with Dr. Carver - Susan Grigsby


We just read this today and really enjoyed it. There is overt mentioning of nature study throughout, and my boys really identified with the drawings and mention of nature study. My younger son said "Nature Study! Just like us!"

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Posted: Nov 14 2012 at 8:30pm | IP Logged Quote MichelleW
My son LOVES GW Carver! He just finished this book:
"George Washington Carver : from slave to scientist" by Janet Benge.

It is a chapter book, and he highly recommends it.

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