Who Was Maya Angelou?
New York, New York : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2016]
Format: Book
Description: 105 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Born in Missouri in 1928, Maya Angelou had a difficult childhood. Jim Crow laws segregated blacks and whites in the South. Her family life was unstable at times. But much like her poem, "Still I Rise," Angelou was able to lift herself out of her situation and flourish. She moved to California and became the first black and first female streetcar operator before following her interest in dance. She became a professional performer in her twenties and toured the U.S. and Europe as an opera star and calypso dancer. But Angelou's writing became her defining talent. Her poems and books, including "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," brought her international acclaim.
Series: Who was-- ?
Contents:
Who was Maya Angelou? -- Momma -- A child with no voice -- The California years -- A big break -- Becoming a writer -- Civil rights activist -- Home away from home -- Becoming a famous writer -- A hero to us all -- Timelines.
Subjects:
Angelou, Maya -- Juvenile literature.
African American women authors -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American women civil rights workers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Angelou, Maya -- Juvenile literature.
African American women authors -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American women civil rights workers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9780448488530
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C BIOGRAPHY Angelou, Maya | Blythewood | Children's Biography | Out (Due: 5/28/2024) |
C BIOGRAPHY Angelou, Maya | Edgewood | Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Angelou, Maya | Sandhills Indoors | Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Angelou, Maya | St. Andrews Indoors | Children's Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references (page 104).
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.8 1.0 180228.
Accelerated Reader Level 5.8.
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.8 1.0 180228.
Accelerated Reader Level 5.8.