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Rise : from caged bird to poet of the people, Maya Angelou / by Bethany Hegedus ; foreword by Colin A. Johnson ; illustrations by Tonya Engel.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Lee & Low Books Inc., [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781620145876
  • 1620145871
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "A biography of African American writer, performer, and activist Maya Angelou, who turned a childhood of trauma and emotional pain to become one of the most inspiring voices of our lifetime. Includes afterword, author's note, and sources"-- Provided by publisher.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Biography Angelou, M. H462 Available 33111009376712
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Biography Angelou, M. H462 Available 33111010471536
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Biography Angelou, M. H462 Available 33111009697240
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's Biography Angelou, M. H462 Available 33111009833241
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the publication of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings , this beautiful biography of Maya Angelou describes how she rose above a childhood of trauma and emotional pain to become one of the most inspiring voices of our lifetime.

Writer, activist, trolley car conductor, dancer, mother, and humanitarian--Maya Angelou's life was marked by transformation and perseverance. In this comprehensive picture-book biography geared towards older readers, Bethany Hegedus lyrically traces Maya's life from her early days in Stamps, Arkansas, through her work as a freedom fighter to her triumphant rise as a poet of the people.

A foreword by Dr. Angelou's grandson Colin Johnson, describes how a love of literature and poetry helped young Maya overcome childhood trauma and turn adversity into triumph. Coupled with Tonya Engel's metaphorical and emotive illustrations, this biography beautifully conveys the heartaches and successes of this truly phenomenal woman, and in a powerful tribute to the written word.

Ages 7-10.

Grades 4-6.

"A biography of African American writer, performer, and activist Maya Angelou, who turned a childhood of trauma and emotional pain to become one of the most inspiring voices of our lifetime. Includes afterword, author's note, and sources"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references.

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