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Naomi BenaronRunning the Rift is the most recent winner of the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, as awarded by Barbara Kingsolver. It's also an... Continue »
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Carver: A Life in Poems

by Marilyn Nelson

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Awards

2002 Newbery Medal Honor Book
2002 Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor Book
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Synopsis:

This collection of poems provides a lyrical account of the life of George Washington Carver, a man born into slavery who went on to head the agricultural department at the Tuskegee Institute. Illustrations.
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About the Author

In 1996, Houghton Mifflin published Andrea Warren's first nonfiction book for young readers, Orphan Train Rider: One Boy's True Story, which won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. Andrea travelled to London to do extensive research for this book; she has a master's degree in British Literature from the University of Nebraska. Andrea lives in Kansas.

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ISBN:
9781886910539
Author:
Nelson, Marilyn
Publisher:
Front Street
Author:
Warren, Andrea
Location:
Asheville, N.C.
Subject:
Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology
Subject:
American poetry
Subject:
Poetry - General
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Poetry / Plays
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Poetry
Subject:
Biography & Autobiography - People of Color
Subject:
African Americans
Subject:
Agriculturists
Subject:
African American agriculturists
Subject:
Biography & Autobiography - Cultural Heritage
Subject:
Poetry : General
Subject:
Children's poetry
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Edition Description:
Trade Cloth
Series Volume:
106-262
Publication Date:
19970431
Binding:
HARDCOVER
Grade Level:
from 7
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Black and white photographs
Pages:
160
Dimensions:
9 x 7.5 in 1 lb
Age Level:
09-12
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