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Rooting for Plants: The Unstoppable Charles S. Parker, Black Botanist and Collector

Rooting for Plants: The Unstoppable Charles S. Parker, Black Botanist and Collector

Author: , Illustrator: Theodore Taylor III

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...
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Ages: 8-10
Read time: 15-30 mins
AR LEVEL: N/A
LEXILE©: 970L
Ages: 8-10
Read time: 15-30 mins

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