Who Was Maya Angelou?

by Ellen Labrecque

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0448488531
• ISBN13: 9780448488530
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Penguin Workshop
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.2" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6