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From School Library Journal
Grade 4-8-While there is a wealth of information currently available to children about African-American historical figures, there is still a great deal of room for more biographies of contemporary African-American achievers. Bolden profiles 20 people, ranging from Matthew Henson, Thurgood Marshall, and Martin Luther King, Jr., to Paul Robeson, Ruth Simmons, Judith Jamison, and Charlayne Hunter-Gault. The sketches, as the author states in the introduction, are intended to capture something of the essence of these people. She succeeds by using lively language, anecdotal information, and quotations from the subjects themselves. The book is arranged chronologically, beginning with Frederick Douglass, born around 1818, and ending with Ben Carson, born in 1951. Each entry is accompanied by a striking, if somewhat glamorized, full-page portrait done in deep, rich shades of brown. A smaller painting of the subject appears on the final page of the profile. A lengthy list of suggested reading is appended. A fine addition to any library.
Mary N. Oluonye, Shaker Heights Public Library, OH
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Mary N. Oluonye, Shaker Heights Public Library, OH
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From Booklist
Gr. 3-5. Well known for her books on notable personalities, among them The Book of African American Women (1997), Bolden offers another winning collection of 20 biographical essays. From Dizzy Gillespie and W. E. B. Du Bois to Gwendolyn Brooks and Judith Jamison, the collection ranges from historical to contemporary figures who made their mark in fields as diverse as athletics, politics, science, and the arts. Each profile lists expected biographical information, but offers even more by way of keen insights into a subject's personality based on interviews and information drawn from personal memoirs. Readers get a sense of the childhood dreams of journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault, for instance, when they learn that comic-strip ace Brenda Starr first stirred Hunter-Gault's desire to report the news. Pitcairn's beautifully rendered sepia-toned portraits make each subject jump from the page, beckoning children to come ever closer and learn. Source notes and a suggested reading list are appended. Terry Glover
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for twenty years, the man born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey suffered days and nights of hunger, ragged clothing, beatings, and thousands of hours of work without pay. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York City, Joe Louis, Thurgood Marshall, North Pole, Paul Robeson, Bessie Coleman, Alvin Ailey, Dizzy Gillespie, Martin Luther King, North Carolina, Gwendolyn Brooks, Langston Hughes, New Jersey, Pearl Primus, Soviet Union, United States Supreme Court, Daytona Beach, Democratic Party, Great Depression, Harvard University, Negro Leagues New!
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for twenty years, the man born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey suffered days and nights of hunger, ragged clothing, beatings, and thousands of hours of work without pay. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
first black person Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York City, Joe Louis, Thurgood Marshall, North Pole, Paul Robeson, Bessie Coleman, Alvin Ailey, Dizzy Gillespie, Martin Luther King, North Carolina, Gwendolyn Brooks, Langston Hughes, New Jersey, Pearl Primus, Soviet Union, United States Supreme Court, Daytona Beach, Democratic Party, Great Depression, Harvard University, Negro Leagues New!
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- Ben Carson (Contemporary African Americans) by Alex Simmons in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story by Ben Carson on page 80, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Martin Luther King Jr. (Trailblazers of the Modern World) by Adele Q. Brown on page 32, and Back Matter
- Frederick Douglass by Booker T. Washington on page 4, and Back Matter
- Satchel Paige!: Baseball Great (Black Americans of Achievement) by David Shirley in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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- Literature for Lively Lessons by Sheila Edwards on page 19
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