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Harrington, Janice N.

Buzzing with Questions: The Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry Turner

48 pp. | Boyds/Calkins | November, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-1-62979-558-4 $18.99
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Theodore, III Taylor. This picture-book biography of renowned the African American entomologist (1867–1923) highlights his lifelong scientific curiosity and powers of observation. His "indefatigable" grit shines through as he searches to discover, for example, if bees can identify color. Turner's belief that "biology could help people see the connections among all living things" gave him hope as he experienced racial prejudice in the early-twentieth-century South. Harrington's text uses powerful cadences and well-chosen repetition. Taylor's clean-lined digital illustrations spotlight the scientist at work in the lab and outdoors. Timeline. Bib.
Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2019

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