Bibliograph

Rooting for plants, the unstoppable Charles S. Parker, Black botanist and collector, Janice N. Harrington ; illustrated by Theodore Taylor III

Type

Label

Rooting for plants, the unstoppable Charles S. Parker, Black botanist and collector, Janice N. Harrington ; illustrated by Theodore Taylor III

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Rooting for plants

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1394022227

Responsibility statement

Janice N. Harrington ; illustrated by Theodore Taylor III

Sub title

the unstoppable Charles S. Parker, Black botanist and collector

Summary

"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"--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

juvenile

Classification