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In the Garden with Dr. Carver
Sally is a young girl living in rural Alabama in the early 1900s, a time when people struggled to grow food in a soil that cotton production depleted for years. One day, Dr. George Washington Carver shows up to help the grown-ups with their farms and the children with their school garden. He teaches them how to restore the soil and respect the balance of nature. He also prepares a delicious lunch made of plants, including “chicken” made from peanuts. And Sally never forgets the lessons this wise man leaves in her heart and mind. Susan Grigsby’s warm story shines new light on a Black scientist who was ahead of his time.
In the Garden with Dr. Carver is also featured in the Memoria Press Simply Classical American History Set. This group of biographies and novels is a perfect way for young students to immerse themselves in the lives and and culture of those who have made history in our America. Learn more about the ways that Memoria Press teaches American History within our curriculum right here. Memoria Press features classic history books that taught a whole generation of Americans to love their nation’s history.