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Rooting for Plants (The Unstoppable Charles S. Parker, Black Botanist and Collector)
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Product Details
Author:
Janice N. Harrington, Theodore Taylor III
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
48
Publisher:
Astra Publishing House (August 29, 2023)
Language:
English
Age Range:
7 to 10
Grade Level:
2nd Grade to 5th Grade
ISBN-13:
9781662680199
ISBN-10:
1662680198
Weight:
16.6oz
Dimensions:
8.94" x 11.25" x 0.35"
File:
RandomHouse-PRH_Book_Company_PRH_PRT_Onix_full_active_D20260405T164251_155746756-20260405.xml
Folder:
RandomHouse
List Price:
$18.99
Case Pack:
24
As low as:
$14.62
Publisher Identifier:
P-RH
Discount Code:
A
QuickShip:
Yes
Lexile Measure:
970L
Audience:
Children/juvenile
Country of Origin:
China
Pub Discount:
65
Imprint:
Calkins Creek
Overview
Meet Charles S. Parker, an unsung yet trailblazing Black scientist who made major contributions to the fields of botany (the study of plants) and mycology (the study of fungi) in this inspiring STEM/STEAM picture book biography.
In 1882, Black botanist and mycologist Charles S. Parker sprouted up in the lush, green Pacific Northwest. From the beginning, Charles’s passion was plants, and he trudged through forests, climbed mountains, and waded into lakes to find them. When he was drafted to fight in World War I, Charles experienced prejudice against Black soldiers and witnessed the massive ecological devastation that war caused. Those experiences made him even more determined to follow his dreams, whatever the difficulties, and to have a career making things grow, not destroying them.
As a botanist and teacher, Charles traveled the United States, searching for new species of plants and fungi. After discovering the source of the disease killing peach and apricot trees, Charles was offered a job at Howard University, the famed historically Black college where he taught the next generation of Black scientists—men and women—to love plants and fungi as much as he did.
In 1882, Black botanist and mycologist Charles S. Parker sprouted up in the lush, green Pacific Northwest. From the beginning, Charles’s passion was plants, and he trudged through forests, climbed mountains, and waded into lakes to find them. When he was drafted to fight in World War I, Charles experienced prejudice against Black soldiers and witnessed the massive ecological devastation that war caused. Those experiences made him even more determined to follow his dreams, whatever the difficulties, and to have a career making things grow, not destroying them.
As a botanist and teacher, Charles traveled the United States, searching for new species of plants and fungi. After discovering the source of the disease killing peach and apricot trees, Charles was offered a job at Howard University, the famed historically Black college where he taught the next generation of Black scientists—men and women—to love plants and fungi as much as he did.
