A biography of the multi-faceted African-American woman, Maya Angelou, tracing her life from her childhood in the segrated South to her prominence as a well-known writer.
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Grade 6-9-This biography begins with Angelou being asked to recite her poetry at Bill Clinton's inaugural ceremony in 1993, and then flashes back to her birth in 1928, progressing chronologically to 1996. Kite focuses on the personal aspects of Angelou's life with little included on the important people who influenced her. The final chapter lists and briefly describes her poetry collections, autobiographical and other works, and the many honors she has received. However, although her poetry is mentioned, examples are not included. Sepia, black-and-white, and some full-color captioned photographs are included. The "Web: Maya Angelou Sites" section is confusing as it includes no actual addresses. Since 1990, Angelou has been included in at least nine collective biographies. There are also many biographies about her; three for this age group, all titled Maya Angelou, are by Nancy Shuker (Silver Burdett, 1990), Miles Shapiro (Chelsea, 1994), and Elaine Lisandrelli (Enslow, 1996). Where those are available, consider this one additional.
Kathleen Staerkel, Indian Trails Public Library District, Wheeling, IL
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Kathleen Staerkel, Indian Trails Public Library District, Wheeling, IL
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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author L. Patricia Kite writes biographies and science for the juvenile marketplace.
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OUTSIDE MAYA ANGELOU'S SPACIOUS, REDBRICK colonial home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the skies were gray and threatened rain, yet it was warm and cozy inside. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Francisco, Maya Angelou, Momma Annie, Big Mary, Uncle Willie, Annie Henderson, Los Angeles, Purple Onion, Bill Clinton, United States, Grandmother Baxter, James Baldwin, Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, North Carolina, Random House, James Weldon Johnson, New York City, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Wake Forest University, World War New!
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OUTSIDE MAYA ANGELOU'S SPACIOUS, REDBRICK colonial home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the skies were gray and threatened rain, yet it was warm and cozy inside. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Francisco, Maya Angelou, Momma Annie, Big Mary, Uncle Willie, Annie Henderson, Los Angeles, Purple Onion, Bill Clinton, United States, Grandmother Baxter, James Baldwin, Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, North Carolina, Random House, James Weldon Johnson, New York City, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Wake Forest University, World War New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Even the Stars Look Lonesome by Maya Angelou on page 105, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Heart of a Woman (Oprah's Book Club) by Maya Angelou on page 96, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- On the Pulse of Morning by Maya Angelou on page 6, and page 9
- Lift Every Voice and Sing by James Weldon Johnson on page 32, and page 42
- Complete Collected Poems by Maya Angelou on page 102, and Back Matter
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- Ghana in Pictures (Visual Geography (Twenty-First Century)) by Yvette La Pierre in Back Matter
- Dare To Dream!: 25 Extraordinary Lives by Sandra McLeod Humphrey in Back Matter
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