{"product_id":"carver-9781886910539","title":"Carver","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":"STANDARD","offer_id":58151055098243,"sku":"9781886910539","price":17.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/8456\/3587\/files\/9781886910539.jpg?v=1780064392","url":"https:\/\/shopcomics.eu\/products\/carver-9781886910539","provider":"Shop Comics EU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}