How much do you know about one of America's most prized inventors? Why did George Washington Carver believe in the power of the peanut? How did someone who was born into slavery in Missouri end up as one of the most influential scientists and agronomists in America during the 20th century? You'll find the answers to those questions and many more in the biography George Washington Carver: From Slave to Scientist. The book by Geoff & Janet Benge is the entry on Rick's Reading List this week.