National Geographic Readers: George Washington Carver

by Jazynka Kitson

Overview

Take a bite into the fascinating history of peanut butter and the man who invented it. Through leveled text and engaging photos, kids meet George Washington Carver and learn about his important work with peanuts and other plants. This level 1 reader is carefully leveled for an early independent reading or read aloud experience, perfect to encourage the scientists and explorers of tomorrow!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781426322884
Publisher:	National Geographic Society
Publication date:	01/12/2016
Series:	Readers Bios Series
Sold by:	Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
Lexile:	570L (what's this?)
File size:	40 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	4 - 6 Years

About the Author

KITSON JAZYNKA is an award-winning freelance writer and children's author. Her work appears regularly in National Geographic Kids, American Girl, and Young Rider magazines, as well as the Washington Post's KidsPost. In 2011, she worked with the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Foundation to write a book called The Making of the Memorial, a history of the creation of the memorial to Dr. King on the National Mall. Kitson also contributes to national equestrian and dog magazines including, Dog Fancy, Horse Illustrated, and Dressage Today. Her picture book, Carrot In My Pocket, was published in 2001.


From the Trade Paperback edition.

Table of Contents

Who was Carver? 4

Growing Up 8

In His Time 12

A Love of Learning 14

6 Cool Facts about Carver 18

Helping Others 20

Good Ideas 26

Hard Work 28

What in the World? 30

Glossary 32

Editorial Reviews

This important nonfiction book about George Washington Carver is part of an excellent series of informational texts for early readers by National Geographic Kids. Young readers of will learn about the extraordinary life of George Washington Carver including his important contributions to the fields of agricultural study and food science. This text is carefully written and leveled to promote maximum understanding by emerging readers. The wonderful photographs and illustrations on each page add great detail and interest to the text, ensuring the reader’s comprehension of the subject and content. For example, there is a great photograph of Carver taken in 1894 on the day he received his degree from Iowa State College and there is also a photograph of Carver teaching in his lab at Tuskegee Institute in 1906. This book has important nonfiction text features such as a table of contents, timelines, original quotes by Carver, side bars which define important vocabulary words, and strong captions which will help young readers understand the life of George Washington Carver. Young elementary school students will enjoy reading this attractive and interesting nonfiction text about George Washington Carver, and teachers will welcome this text into their primary classrooms because it supports the Common Core standards and national social studies standards for elementary education. Reviewer: Susan Borges; Ages 5 to 8.

Children's Literature - Susan Borges