Author : Barbara Mitchell
Publisher : Millbrook Press
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 19,75 MB
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0761390944
There wasn't anything that George Washington Carver couldn't grow. He took the common goober--today's peanut--and created hundreds of useful products from it, turning goobers into a very profitable staple for the South. At the same time, this very special man passed on to everyone who knew him the importance of following one's own dreams.
Author : Barbara Mitchell
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 26,55 MB
Release : 1986
Category :
ISBN : 9780800057275
Author : Barbara Mitchell
Publisher : Millbrook Press
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 26,41 MB
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0761390952
Jan Matzeliger felt anything but welcome in Philadelphia in 1873. As well as being a foreigner, Jan was half African American, which meant that most doors were closed to him. Although the Civil War had been over for nearly ten years, inequality for African Americans still persisted in its aftermath. However, Jan refused to let prejudice keep him from achieving his dream of making a shoe-lasting machine to replace the tedious, time-consuming hand sewing that held up shoe manufacturing processes in his day.
Author : Barbara Mitchell
Publisher : Millbrook Press
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 47,19 MB
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0822589079
When George Eastman decided to make photography his hobby, "simple" was hardly the word to describe the pastime. He had to lug 50 pounds of camera equipment around with him, including the fragile glass plates that would become pictures. But resourceful George wasn't one to put up with such inconvenience for long. Click! is the story of how George Eastman developed a camera simple enough for anyone to use—the Kodak, predecessor of today's pocket instamatics—and forever revolutionized photography.
Author : Barbara Mitchell
Publisher :
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 49,51 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780876143292
Traces the life of the American poet, journalist, and historian whose lifelong interest in Abraham Lincoln led to the publishing of a multi-volume biography which won the Pulitzer Prize.
Author : Elizabeth Raum
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 50,43 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780810840430
Matches quality children's books with each day of the year to provide a focus for story time. The lessons in this book will help children develop creative connections between reading and the world around them, introducing them to many other people and places throughout the world.
Author : Dennis Denenberg
Publisher : Millbrook Press
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 23,5 MB
Release : 2016-09-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1512413291
Heroes come in all ages, sizes, and colors, and 50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet (2nd Revised Edition) introduces readers to a diverse cast of great Americans. The remarkable stories of fifty inspiring Americans are highlighted, from Jane Addams to Louis Zamperini. Revised in 2016 by the original authors to include ten new heroes, the book includes up-to-date websites and booklists. With the most current biographical information available, this edition is sure to inform and inspire readers.
Author : Dennis Denenberg
Publisher : Millbrook Press (Tm)
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 47,86 MB
Release : 2016-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1512411329
Heroes come in all sizes, colors, and ages, and 50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet (2nd Revised Edition) introduces readers to a diverse cast of great Americans. The remarkable stories of fifty inspiring Americans are highlighted, from Jane Addams to Louis Zamperini. Revised in 2016 by the original authors to include ten new heroes, the book includes up-to-date websites and booklists. With the most current biographical information available, this edition is sure to inform and inspire readers.
Author : Andrew F. Smith
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 24,72 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Cookery (Peanuts)
ISBN : 9780252025532
Chock-full of photos, advertisements, and peanut recipes from as early as 1847, this entertaining and enlightening volume is a testament to the culinary potential and lasting popularity of the goober pea. 24 photos.
Author : Christine Montgomery
Publisher : Truman State University Press
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 13,35 MB
Release : 2017-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1612482155
George Washington Carver was born into slavery in the final weeks of the Civil War. When he was growing up, George was so good at growing plants that the neighbors called him the “plant doctor.” Since George was African American, he wasn’t allowed to go to school with white children. But George was so eager for an education that he walked for miles and moved all over the country to go to school. He studied agriculture in college so he could learn to help others. After college, he moved to the South and taught poor farmers how to grow crops better and keep their soil healthier. He became a respected teacher and scientist during the Great Depression because of his knowledge and kindness to others.
