Carver: A Life in Poems
by Nelson, Marilyn
Coretta Scott King Award/HonorsALA Notable/Best BooksBoston Globe/Horn Book Award/HonorsNewbery HonorFlora Stieglitz Straus AwardBiographies/AutobiographiesBlack PeoplePoetry/Rhymes
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AR Book Level
5.9
AR Points
1
Word Count
9,377
Interest Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
59113 EN
About this book
Through a series of vivid poems, the book traces the life of George Washington Carver, from his birth as a slave in Missouri to his rise as a renowned botanist, inventor, and educator. It follows his determination to uplift the people he loved, his pioneering agricultural research at the Tuskegee Institute, and his lesser-known talents as a painter and musician. The poems capture both his personal hardships and his enduring legacy of scientific curiosity and compassion.
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