Zora Neale Hurston : wrapped in rainbows / Sandra Wallus Sammons.
Material type:
TextSeries: Pineapple Press biographies | Young readers series (Sarasota, Fla.)Publisher: Sarasota, Florida : Pineapple Press, Inc., [2014]Edition: First EditionDescription: 67 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1561646105 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 1561646113 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 1561646822 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 1561646830 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 9781561646104 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 9781561646111 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9781561646821 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9781561646838 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- Hurston, Zora Neale -- Juvenile literature
- African American novelists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- African American women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Folklorists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Biography | Hurston, Z. S189 | Available | 33111007560127 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This Florida alphabet book is packed with almost 200 facts about Florida personalities, history, geography, nature, and culture. Hundreds of photos and drawings illustrate the text written at grade levels 4 through 6. In H, you will learn about the Horse Conch, a marine mollusk whose pink and orange shell was named the state seashell in 1969. In L, read about Love Bugs that appear in Florida spring and fall and bump into cars, leaving a sticky mess. In V, learn about Vizcaya a villa built in 1916 in Miami and Valencia Oranges, which make up about half the Florida orange crop.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
An all-African-American town -- Growing up in Eatonville -- "A little colored girl" -- Finally, an education -- A fresh start in Harlem -- College at last -- Collecting folklore -- Writing stories -- A rich life.