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No Small Potatoes: Junius G. Groves and His Kingdom in Kansas
By BOLDEN, Tonya
- ISBN
- 9780385752763
- Publisher
- Knopf.
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School Library Journal
Starred Review on September 1, 2018 | Elementary
K-Gr 3—Bolden has written a delightful picture book biography of Junius G. Groves, who was born into slavery in 1859 but went on to create an agricultural empire that earned him the title "Potato King of the World" in 1902. As part of the mass exodus of African Americans from the South after the Civil War, Groves left Kentucky and settled in Kansas. There he educated himself in the science of agriculture and successfully built a vast potato growing ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2019
Bolden spotlights the life, work, and legacy of African American farmer and businessman Groves, born into slavery, who became known as the "Pot...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on March 1, 2019
Bolden spotlights the life, work, and legacy of African American farmer and businessman Groves, born into slavery, who became known as the "Pot...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
