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Gr 2–6—Rogers delves into the larger story behind William Carlos Williams's famous poem "The Red Wheelbarrow," opening a window into the poet's life and inviting children to consider what lies beyond those simple 16 words. As a physician in Rutherford, NJ, in the 1920s, Williams is depicted as treating both black and white patients. One of those patients, Mr. Thaddeus Marshall, is the owner of a red wheelbarrow, which he uses to take vegetables from his garden to sell to neighbors...Log In or Sign Up to Read More