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Who Was Maya Angelou? (Who Was...?)
ISBN-13: 9780448488530
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.
Target age group 8-12
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.
Target age group 8-12
- CategoryJuvenile Nonfiction
- Age Group9 to 12 yrs
- Grade Level3-5
- LanguageEnglish
- BindingPaperback
- Theme 1Biography & Autobiography
- Theme 2Girls & Women
- Detailed (BISAC) Subject/ThemePoetry
- AuthorGourley, Catherine
- SeriesWho Was?
- Lexile Level900
- AR Level5.8
- Deweyb
- PublisherPenguin Group (USA)
- Publication Date1/12/2016
- Pages112
- Dimensions0.24 H x 7.62 L x 5.38 W
- Case Qty155
