George Washington Carver

https://www.nps.gov/gwca/index.htm


George Washington Carver National Monument is the birthplace and childhood home of the famed scientist, educator and humanitarian. Established in 1943, it is the first unit of the National Park Service dedicated to an African American.
The park also protects 140 acres of restored tallgrass prairie.


 





Suggested Reading


George Washington Carver, In His Own Word Second Edition

Edited by: Gary Kremer
Published: University of Missouri Press, 2017
ISBN: 978-0-8262-2139-1
Level: High school & up



George Washington Carver, A Life

Author: Christina Vella
Published: Louisiana State University Press, 2015
ISBN: 978-0-8071-6077-0
Level: High school & up



My Work Is That Of Conservation, An Environmental Biography of George Washington Carver

Author: Mark Hersey
Published: The University of Georgia Press, 2011
ISBN: 978-08203-3870-5
Level: High School & up





George Washington Carver, A Biography

Author: Gary R. Kremer
Published: Greenwood Press, 2011
ISBN: 978-0313-34796-2
Level: High School & up





The Groundbreaking, Chance-taking Life of George Washington Carver and Science & Invention in America

Author: Cheryl Harness
Published: National Geographic Society, 2008
ISBN: 978-1-4263-0197-1
Level: Ages 10 & up





Carver A Life In Poems


Author: Marilyn Nelson
Published: Front Street Press, 2001
ISBN: 1-886910-53-7
Level: High School & up




George Washington Carver: Scientist & Symbol

Author: Linda O. McMurry
Published: Oxford Paperbacks, Oxford University Press, 1981
ISBN:0-19-503205-5
Level: High School & up




The Man Who Talks with the Flowers: The Life Story of Dr. George Washington Carver

Author: Glenn Clark
Published: Macalester Park Publishing Company, Inc, 2003
ISBN: 0-910924-09-0
Level: High School & up



A Pocketful of Goobers, A Story about George Washington Carver

Author: Barbara Mitchell
Published: Carolrhoda Books, Inc., 1986
ISBN: 0-87614-474-1
Level: Ages 8 - 12



The Story of George Washington Carver

Author: Eva Moore
Published: Scholastic, Inc. 1971
ISBN: 0-590-42660-5
Level: Ages 10 - 14





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