The Man Who Fed the World: Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Norman Borlaug and His Battle to End World Hunger
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An illustrated middle-grade biography of agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug by Peggy Thomas (Feeding Minds Press), about 160 pages for roughly ages 10 to 15. It traces his path from a small Iowa farm and one-room schoolhouse to the wheat fields of Mexico, where he and his team bred disease-resistant crops, then on to fighting famine in India and Pakistan and winning the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize. Includes STEM and history sidebars on plant science, a timeline, and a call for readers to use science to help solve problems like hunger and food waste.
Why it’s great
How does a quiet farm boy from Iowa end up known as the Father of the Green Revolution? This illustrated biography follows Norman Borlaug from a one-room schoolhouse to the wheat fields of Mexico, where his disease-resistant crops went on to save millions from starvation. Packed with science and history sidebars, it shows young readers exactly how a curious mind and stubborn determination turned plant science into one of the great humanitarian achievements of the last century, and invites them to imagine using science to solve big problems of their own.
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