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Maya Angelou

Written by Lisbeth Kaiser and illustrated by Leire Salaberria

Published by Lincoln Children's Books

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Publisher's Summary

In the Little People, Big Dreams series, discover the lives of outstanding people from designers and artists to scientists. All of them went on to achieve incredible things, yet all of them began life as a little child with a dream. The book follows Maya Angelou, from her early traumatic childhood to her time as a singer, actress, civil rights campaigner and, eventually, one of America's most beloved writers. This inspiring and informative little biography comes with extra facts about Maya's life at the back.

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Age Range: 4-8
Pages: 32
Book Type: picture
Publication Date: August 9, 2016
ISBN: 1847808891
ISBN 13: 978-1847808899

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This is a great introduction story to Maya Angelou. It's written to be very kid-friendly, and I love how it simply tells her story and sends the message that you can be anything you want to be. I also love that the pictures included little quotes from her writing on a few of the pages.

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Lisbeth Kaiser

Lisbeth Kaiser is writer and editor who works on websites, billboards, commercials and books. Her first book, ""Maya Angelou,"" was selected for the Amelia Bloomer List in 2016. She also wrote ""Rosa Parks"" and ""Emmeline Pankhurst,"" which was chosen for the 2017 Amelia Bloomer list. A graduate of Tufts University, Lisbeth lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two daughters. MOST RECENT BOOK Emmeline Pankhurst (Little People, Big Dreams)

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