By Danielle Jawando (author) , Noa Snir (illustrator) Part of the Little Guides to Great Lives series
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October 2019 Book of the Month
A brief guide capturing the courage and creativity of the exceptional African American author, poet, playwright, and civil rights activist. Maya Angelou used her tremendous writing talent to get her voice, and the voice of millions of other African Americans, listened to as she supported many important causes including the Civil Rights Movement.
Maya Angelou, written by Danielle Jawando and illustrated by Noa Snir is a beautifully illustrated biography of a writer and civil rights campaigner. Maya Angelou was an African-American author, poet, playwright and civil rights activist. She wrote seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and a long list of plays, films and television shows.
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Never taking ‘No’ for an answer, Maya used her voice and her art to overcome prejudice and difficulty and to become an inspiration to those around her and to future generations.
Born in Manchester, Danielle Jawando’s previous publications and broadcasting credits have included a short story Paradise 703, which was published by DeadInk in 2012 (longlisted for the Finishing Line Press Award in 2011). She has also had several short plays performed in Manchester and London. In 2015, she worked on Coronation Street as a storyline writer and in 2017, her short story The Deerstalker was selected as one of the six finalists for the We Need Diverse Books short story competition.
Her first nonfiction book for children (about the life of Maya Angelou) was published by Laurence King in 2019.
Her debut novel And the Stars Were Burning Brightly is published by Simon & Schuster.
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I enjoyed Little Guides to Great Lives - Maya Angelou. I have read other books in the "Little Guides to Great Lives" series and this is another good one.
I enjoyed Little Guides to Great Lives - Maya Angelou. I have read other books in the "Little Guides to Great Lives" series and this is another good one. The book is simply written but packed full of information about Maya Angelous life.... Read Full Review
This is a fabulous book about Maya Angelou. It gives you lots of information and is easy to read. I would recommend it to everyone.
I really liked this book. I liked the illustrations and the way the words were written around them. I found out lots and lots about Maya’s life and it made me want to find out a bit more about how things were in the olden days. I think Maya was a great lady and she met lots of famous people. I’m really glad I read this book. My mum has ‘I know why the caged bird sings’ and says I can read it when I’m a bit older. I would recommend reading this book to everyone, even grown ups, because it’s good to find out about people and what went on in the past.... Read Full Review
Maya Angelou, written by Danielle Jawando and illustrated by Noa Snir is a beautifully illustrated biography of a writer and civil rights campaigner. Maya Angelou was an African-American author, poet, playwright and civil rights activist.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Maya Angelou - Little Guides to Great Lives and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
Maya Angelou - Little Guides to Great Lives features in the following genres: Books of the Month, Recommendations, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month, People / Places, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, PSHE: Multiculturalism, Diversity and Inclusion, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Featured Books for 7+ readers
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Maya Angelou - Little Guides to Great Lives was written by Danielle Jawando and published by Laurence King Publishing
Maya Angelou - Little Guides to Great Lives has 63 pages
Yes it is part of Little Guides to Great Lives series
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