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George Washington Carver: A portrait in poems
Far back on a low shelf of my local big-name bookstore, Marilyn Nelson's Carver: a life in poems nevertheless caught my browsing eye. Some treasures can be discovered only when you're on your knees. A Newbery Honor Book seal adorns the cover of the book, just above a Coretta Scott King Honor Award seal. The collection of poems was also a National Book Award finalist and received a Boston Globe—Horn Book award. The back cover carries words of praise from the School Library Journal, poet Nikki Giovanni, and others. It's definitely a winner.
Only 103 pages long, with 59 poems, and including historical notes and photos for background, this is a handsome book. The titles draw you in: "Arachis Hypogaea," "Washboard Wizard," "How a Dream Dies."

February 9, 2004 issue
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Philanthropy 101
Warren Bolon
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letters
with contributions from Betty Jane Dittmar, Tom Gutnick, Ann Hymes, John F. Wilson
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items of interest
with contributions from William Hageman, Robert J. Barro, George R. Plagenz
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A giver 'delights in the giving'
By Rebecca Odegaard
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A heart big enough to change lives
By Marilyn Jones
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The gift of a lifetime
By Sentinel Staff
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lives transformed through giving
with contributions from Edith Washington, Makengo ma Pululu, Clara Metzner, Ginny Luedeman, Rajan Krishnaswami
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MORE than just taking
David G. Shields
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Sparked, kindled, and on fire for a healing Cause
By Joyce Walton
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George Washington Carver: A portrait in poems
By Bettie Gray Staff Editor
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Through a spiritual lens—'Scherzo'
Gretchen Graft Batz
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'Giving ... is who you are'
By Kim Shippey
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Prayer brings quick healing of fever
Laura Hill
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Broken hand healed
Dagmar Rumpler
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Fulfillment from a higher source than food
Caron Cosden
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Practical philanthropy
Editor