Name: No Small Potatoes: Junius g. Groves and his Kingdom in Kansas
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Author: Bolden, Tonya ; Tate, Don
ISBN: 9780385752763

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No Small Potatoes: Junius g. Groves and his Kingdom in Kansas

Type

Physical Book

Author

Tonya Bolden

Illustrated by

Don Tate

Publisher

Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers

Year

2018

Language

English

Pages

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

31.0 x 24.1 x 1.3 cm

Weight

0.48 kg.

ISBN13

9780385752763

Synopsis "No Small Potatoes: Junius g. Groves and his Kingdom in Kansas "

Discover the incredible true story of how one of history's most successful potato farmers began life as a slave and worked until he was named the "Potato King of the World"! Junius G. Groves came from humble beginnings in the Bluegrass State. Born in Kentucky into slavery, freedom came when he was still a young man and he intended to make a name for himself. Along with thousands of other African Americans who migrated from the South, Junius walked west and stopped in Kansas. Working for a pittance on a small potato farm was no reason to feel sorry for himself, especially when he's made foreman. But Junius did dream of owning his own farm, so he did the next best thing. He rented the land and worked hard! As he built his empire, he also built a family, and he built them both on tons and tons and tons of potatoes. He never quit working hard, even as the naysayers doubted him, and soon he was declared Potato King of the World and had five hundred acres and a castle to call his own. From award winning author Tonya Bolden and talented illustrator Don Tate comes a tale of perseverance that reminds us no matter where you begin, as long as you work hard, your creation can never be called small potatoes.

Don Tate

(Illustrated by)

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Author of numerous award-winning illustrated book biographies and illustrator of over eighty acclaimed commercial and educational books for young people. In addition to writing and illustrating, he presents at elementary schools, reading and writing conferences, literary and book festivals. He is the founder of The Brown Bookshelf, a blog dedicated to promoting youth literature created by Black authors.

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