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Who is Oprah Winfrey? / by Barbara Kramer ; illustrated by Dede Putra.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Who was-- ?Publisher: New York : Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2019]Description: 112 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781524787516
  • 1524787515
  • 9781524787509
  • 1524787507
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Farm girl -- City life -- New opportunities -- Hard times in Baltimore -- Welcome to Chicago -- Soaring higher -- Making changes -- Helping others -- New directions -- The master of media.
Summary: "The story of how a young Southern girl who was raised on a pig farm became one of the most influential and inspiring people in the world. We all know Oprah Winfrey as a talk-show host, actress, producer, media mogul, and philanthropist, but the "Queen of Talk" wasn't always so fortunate. She suffered through a rough childhood and went on to use her personal struggles as motivation. Oprah's kindness, resilience, and determination are just some of the many reasons why her viewers -- and people all around the world -- love her. The richest African American person of the twentieth century, Oprah is often described as the most influential woman in the world." -- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
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 Winfrey, O. K89 Available 33111009368453
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Biography Winfrey, O. K89 Available 33111009679222
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's Biography Winfrey, O. K89 Available 33111007337369
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The story of how a young Southern girl who was raised on a pig farm became one of the most influential and inspiring people in the world.

We all know Oprah Winfrey as a talk-show host, actress, producer, media mogul, and philanthropist, but the "Queen of Talk" wasn't always so fortunate. She suffered through a rough childhood and went on to use her personal struggles as motivation. Oprah's kindness, resilience, and determination are just some of the many reasons why her viewers--and people all around the world--love her. The richest African American person of the twentieth century, Oprah is often described as the most influential woman in the world.

Ages: 8-12.

"The story of how a young Southern girl who was raised on a pig farm became one of the most influential and inspiring people in the world. We all know Oprah Winfrey as a talk-show host, actress, producer, media mogul, and philanthropist, but the "Queen of Talk" wasn't always so fortunate. She suffered through a rough childhood and went on to use her personal struggles as motivation. Oprah's kindness, resilience, and determination are just some of the many reasons why her viewers -- and people all around the world -- love her. The richest African American person of the twentieth century, Oprah is often described as the most influential woman in the world." -- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references.

Farm girl -- City life -- New opportunities -- Hard times in Baltimore -- Welcome to Chicago -- Soaring higher -- Making changes -- Helping others -- New directions -- The master of media.

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