In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the publication of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, this beautiful biography of Maya Angelou describes how she rose above a childhood of trauma and emotional pain to become one of the most inspiring voices of our lifetime.
Writer, activist, trolley car conductor, dancer, mother, and humanitarian - Maya Angelou's life was marked by transformation and perseverence. In this comprehensive picture-book biography geared towards older readers, Bethan Hegedus lyrically trances Maya's life from her early days in Stamps, Arkansas through her work as a freedom fighter to her triumphant rise as a poet of the people.
Foreword by Colin Johnson. Time line with photographs. Author’s note with resources. Selected bibliography. Quotation sources. Full-color illustrations were rendered in acrylic and oil paint.
Title alpha Rise!: From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou
Category Biography Elementary Plus
Pages Count 48
Genre Nonfiction
Topics Maya Angelou (1928–2014). African American women authors. The American South. Performing arts. Poets and poetry. Biography.
SRC Level 6.200000
SRC Points 3.000000
Lexile 900L
Trim Size 8 x 10
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2019-08-05
JLG Release Date Sep 2019
Minimum grade 1
Maximum grade 4
Reading level Elementary
Format Print
Biography Elementary Plus (Grades 1-4)
Biography Elementary Plus
Biography Elementary Plus (Grades 1-4)
For Grades 1-4
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