Bibliograph

Who was Maya Angelou?, by Ellen Labrecque ; illustrated by Dede Putra

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Who was Maya Angelou?, by Ellen Labrecque ; illustrated by Dede Putra

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Who was Maya Angelou?

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

934797493

Responsibility statement

by Ellen Labrecque ; illustrated by Dede Putra

Series statement

Who was--?

Summary

Born in Missouri in 1928, Maya Angelou had a difficult childhood. Jim Crow laws segregated blacks and whites in the South. Her family life was unstable at times. But much like her poem, "Still I Rise," Angelou was able to lift herself out of her situation and flourish. She moved to California and became the first black--and first female--streetcar operator before following her interest in dance. She became a professional performer in her twenties and toured the U.S. and Europe as an opera star and calypso dancer. But Angelou's writing became her defining talent. Her poems and books, including I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, brought her international acclaim

Target audience

juvenile

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