George Washington Carver Plant Doctor Author:Mirna Benitez, Meryl Henderson (Illustrator) A biography of the agriculturist for beginning readers, chronicling his struggle to get an education, his work at the Tuskegee Institute, and how he helped popularize peanuts as a cash crop in the South. — Simple text and illustrations describe the life and accomplishments of the African American scientist who promoted the idea of crop rotation a... more »nd found many uses for peanuts.« less