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Rooting for Plants: The Unstoppable Charles S. Parker, Black Botanist and Collector
Janice N. Harrington
Illustrator: Theodore Taylor III
Ages: 6+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Calkins Creek/Astra BFYR/Astra Publishing House
ISBN: 978-1-6626-8019-9
Keywords: mycology, Howard University, scientific method, mentor
Lyrical text and eye-catching cartoon-style illustrations introduce a pioneering Black botanist whose extensive study of plants and their diseases inspired young Black science students. Extensive back matter.