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A Weed Is a Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver

by Aliki · 1965

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Brief text and pictures present the life of the man, born a slave, who became a scientist and devoted his entire life to helping the South improve its agriculture.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of thissciencescienceMore like thisLess of thissocial sciencesocial scienceMore like thisLess of this
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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
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African AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of thisdiversitydiversityMore like thisLess of thischildhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of this
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USAUSAMore like thisLess of this
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picture bookschildrens
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short · 32 pages

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