Maya Angelou: A Biography of an Award-Winning Poet and Civil Rights Activist

by Donna Brown Agins

Book Overview

From the child raised by her grandmother in a small village in Arkansas to the writer known as National Treasure, Angelou has lived a remarkable life. She rose from pain and poverty to achieve success as a dancer, an actress, a teacher and an award-winning author. Readers of Donna Brown Agins's compelling new profile will understand and appreciate why Angelou is one of the best-loved and most fascinating American writers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1598453955
• ISBN13: 9781598453959
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.8" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 11 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 12