Carver, a life in poems / Marilyn Nelson.
2001
CMC PS3573.A4795 C37 2001 (Mapit)
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Title
Carver, a life in poems / Marilyn Nelson.
Author
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
1886910537 (alk. paper)
Published
Asheville, N.C. : Front Street, 2001.
Language
English
Description
103 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Call Number
CMC PS3573.A4795 C37 2001
Dewey Decimal Classification
811/.54
Summary
This collection of poems assembled by award-winning writer Marilyn Nelson provides young readers with a compelling, lyrical account of the life of revered African-American botanist and inventor George Washington Carver. Through 44 poems, told from the point of view of Carver and the people who knew him, Nelson celebrates his character and accomplishments. She includes prose summaries of events and archival photographs.--Publisher information.
Audience
890L Lexile
Awards
Newbery Honor, 2002.
Boston Globe/Horn Book Award, 2001.
Boston Globe/Horn Book Award, 2001.
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