A Picture Book of George Washington Carver

David A. Adler

Holiday House, 1999 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 32 pages

A brief biography of the African American scientist who overcame tremendous hardship to make unusual and important discoveries in the field of agriculture.

About the author

David A. Adler was born in New York City. He attended Queen's College in New York City and later, earned an MBA in Marketing from New York University. He writes both fiction and non-fiction. He is the author of Cam Jansen mysteries and the Andy Russell titles. His titles has earned him numerous awards including a Sydney Taylor Book Award for his title "The Number on My Grandfather's Arm," "A Picture Book of Jewish Holidays" was named a Notable Book of 1981 by the American Library Association and "Our Golda" was named a Carter G. Woodson Award Honor Book.

Bibliographic information

• Title: A Picture Book of George Washington Carver; Picture book biography, David A. Adler
• Author: David A. Adler
• Illustrated by: Dan Brown
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Holiday House, 1999
• ISBN: 0823414299, 9780823414291
• Length: 32 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional; Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology; Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / General; Juvenile Nonfiction / Technology / Agriculture; Juvenile Nonfiction / Technology / Inventions