Maya Angelou: Writer and Activist

Sandeen, Del

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Enslow Publishers

Just the Series: Celebrating Black Artists

Series and Publisher: Celebrating Black Artists

Annotation: Profiles famed writer, dancer, activist, and actress Maya Angelou, the recipient of numerous awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Genre: [Biographies]

Reviews: 0

Catalog Number: #198710

Format: Library Binding

Publisher: Enslow Publishers

Edition Date: 2020 Release Date: 01/01/20

Pages: 104 pages

ISBN: 1-9785148-3-2

ISBN 13: 978-1-9785148-3-6

Dewey: 921

LCCN: 2019010920

Dimensions: 24 cm.

Subject Heading:
Angelou, Maya. Juvenile literature.
Angelou, Maya.
African American women authors. Biography. Juvenile literature.
African American women civil rights workers. Biography. Juvenile literature.
Authors, American. 20th century. Biography. Juvenile literature.
African American women authors.
African American women civil rights workers.
Authors, American. 20th century.

Language: English

Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-97, 99) and index.

Word Count: 13,697

Reading Level: 7.4

Interest Level: 7-12

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 7.4 / points: 2.0 / quiz: 550620 / grade: Upper Grades

Guided Reading Level: Z

Maya Angelou was a writer, dancer, activist, and actress, and the recipient of numerous awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Her body of work evokes emotions that range the full spectrum, from joy to heartbreak and from rage to hope. A phenomenal woman, she enriched the world of literature and society as a whole. This essential biography explores her life and creative output and delves into why her powerful words continue to touch the lives of people today.

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