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01971aam a2200337 i 4500 001 A20885F29C7E11EDA40D082D50ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230125010356 008 211209s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 010 $a 2021952313 020 $a 1948898098 020 $a 9781948898096 040 $d TxAuBib $e rda $d SILO 100 1 $a Thomas, Peggy, $e author. 245 1 $a Hero for the hungry $h [BOOK] : $b the life and work of Norman Borlaug / $c Peggy Thomas, Sam Kalda. 264 1 $a Washington : $b Feeding Minds Press, $c 2022. 300 $a pages cm. 520 $a "Born in 1914, raised on a small Iowa farm, and educated in a one-room schoolhouse, Norm learned to work hard and excelled in sports. Against odds and adversity, Norm studied forestry and eventually became a plant scientist, dedicating his life's work to ending world hunger. Working in obscurity in the wheat fields of Mexico, Norm and his team developed disease resistant plants, and when widespread famine threatened India and Pakistan, Norm worked along poor farmers, battled bureaucracy, and fearlessly stood up to heads of state to save millions of lives from mass starvation. Often called the "Father of the Green Revolution," Norm helped lay the groundwork for agricultural technological advances that alleviated world hunger and he went on to win the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1970. He was a true hero for the hungry"-- $c Provided by publisher. 521 $a Ages 10-15 $b Feeding Minds Press. 521 $a Grades 7-9 $b Feeding Minds Press. 541 $d 20220927. 600 1 $a Borlaug, Norman E $q (Norman Ernest), $d 1914-2009. 650 4 $a Famous Iowans. 650 $a Agriculture. 655 7 $a Biographies $v juvenile nonfiction. 700 $a Kalda, Sam,. 941 $a 3 952 $l NYPE343 $d 20230922010338.0 952 $l EBPE325 $d 20230704010416.0 952 $l WXPD305 $d 20230125014106.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A20885F29C7E11EDA40D082D50ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search