Lena Horne (Baa) (Black Americans of Achievement) [Library Binding]

Palmer Leslie (Author), Leslie Palmer (Author), Nathan I. Huggins (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1989 | Age Level: 11 and up | Series: Black Americans of Achievement

Look into the life of legendary Lena Horne.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 11 and up
  
• Library Binding: 127 pages
• Publisher: Chelsea House Publications (December 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555465943
• ISBN-13: 978-1555465940
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,310,848 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Concise View into Lena Horne's Life, July 25, 2010

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Norman B. Coe (New York, N.Y., USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lena Horne (Baa) (Black Americans of Achievement) (Library Binding)

Lena Horne: Entertainer by Leslie Palmer is a wonderfully vivid and concise look into the life of legendary entertainer Lena Horne. You learn about Lena's troubled, knock-about childhood. The author gives you a glimpse into Lena's head and helps you understand the woman she became.

You learn about the Cotton Club, what it was like to be a young entertainer in 1930's black America. You feel the pain of racism. You see Lena finding herself, blooming into womanhood, becoming a band singer, becoming a movie star, becoming a civil rights activist, becoming an icon and a woman of courage.

Lena Horne: Entertainer by Leslie Palmer is a thoroughly enjoyable introduction into the life of Lena Horne. It would make a marvelous gift for any child. In studying the lives of others, we learn more about ourselves.