Who was Maya Angelou?

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Label

Who was Maya Angelou?

Statement of responsibility

by Ellen Labrecque ; illustrated by Dede Putra

Creator

• trueLabrecque, Ellen

Contributor

• Putra, Dede, (Illustrator)

Author

• trueLabrecque, Ellen

Subject

• African American women -- Biography
• African American women authors
• trueAfrican American women authors
• African American women authors -- Biography
• African American women authors -- Biography | Juvenile literature
• trueAfrican American women civil rights workers
• African American women civil rights workers
• African American women civil rights workers -- Biography
• African American women civil rights workers -- Biography | Juvenile literature
• Angelou, Maya
• Angelou, Maya -- Juvenile literature
• Authors, American
• trueAuthors, American
• Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography
• Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography | Juvenile literature
• Biography
• Juvenile works
• 1900 - 1999
• trueAfrican American women

Genre

• Juvenile works
• Juvenile literature
• trueBiography

Language

eng

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

Member of

• trueWho was-- ?

Biography type

individual biography

Cataloging source

YDXCP

Dewey number

• 818/.5409
• B

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

no index present

Intended audience

900

Intended audience source

Lexile

LC call number

PS3551.N464

LC item number

Z67 2016

Literary form

non fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 4
• 6

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Who was

Target audience

pre adolescent