Rooting for Plants

Rooting for Plants: The Unstoppable Charles S. Parker, Black Botanist and Collectorby Janice N. Harringtonillustrated by Theodore Taylor IIICalkins Creek, 2023Grades 2-6Rooting for Plants introduces young readers to Charles S. Parker, black botanist who spent his life studying plants and sharing his love of botany with others. Using a narrative writing style, Harrington describes Parker's early