Carver: A Life in Poems

5-8
Carver: A Life in Poems

Carver: A Life in Poems

By: Marilyn Nelson

This powerful collection by award-winning author Marilyn Nelson offers a lyrical look at the life of George Washington Carver. Born into slavery, Carver became a renowned botanist, inventor, and educator whose legacy continues to inspire. Note: One poem contains a graphic reference to a lynching. Parental discretion is advised.

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*Parental Warning: The poem Goliath on page 76 contains a disturbing and graphic line related to a lynching. We strongly recommend teachers pre-read and/or skip this poem with their students. The Teacher Guide also contains this warning prior to reading.

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. Born into slavery, Carver became the head of the agriculture department at Tuskegee Institute and was a contemporary and friend of Booker T. Washington.
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Used in Modern American 6-8th

  • By: Marilyn Nelson

  • Pages: 101

  • ISBN: 9781886910539

  • Media: Paperback

  • Reading level: 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
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Kirsten

I didn't care for this book, and it didn't work well for our studies. We use our BF books as read-alouds, and the free verse poetry style doesn't work as well for that. Some of the entries were hard to figure out if you were looking for facts about his life. When I asked my boys to write about Carver in their notebooks, they preferred other books we got from the library to refer to. I also believe the author makes some assumptions as to Carver's sexuality, which seems unnecessary to this study.

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