Book Series

Candlewick Biographies Books

In order from Vision of Beauty to Lighter than Air
Vision of Beauty
Handel, Who Knew What He Liked
The Secret World of Walter Anderson
Lighter than Air
Vision of Beauty
chapter • 56 Pages
Vision of Beauty
Series
Book #1

Vision of Beauty

Written by Kathryn Lasky & illustrated by Nneka Bennett
7 - 9
Reading age
56
Page count
65
Words per page
Jan 1, 2000
Publication date
Paperback
$4.99
$4.74

Summary

This impressive picture book will delight young readers as it gives a sense of this remarkable woman and the times in which she lived. – School Library Journal (starred review) An inspiring biography of a woman who rose from a bleak world of poverty and discrimination to unprecedented success as an influential businesswoman and philanthropist. Born December 23, 1867, Sarah Breedlove Walker was the youngest and first freeborn child in her family. As sharecroppers, their lives were hard, but slavery had ended, and the Breedlove family was free. And if you were free, you could dream.Back matter includes an epilogue, an illustrator’s note, sources, and an index.

Candlewick Biographies Series

Published from 2000 - 2017
4 books
chapter • 56 Pages
Vision of Beauty
Paperback
$4.99$4.74
chapter • 48 Pages
Handel, Who Knew What He Liked
Paperback
$4.99$4.74
picture • 48 Pages
The Secret World of Walter Anderson
Paperback
$4.99$4.74
picture • 40 Pages
Lighter than Air
Hardcover
$14.99$13.94
YearTitleAuthorIllustratorPages
2000Vision of BeautyKathryn LaskyNneka Bennett56
2001Handel, Who Knew What He LikedM. T. AndersonKevin Hawkes48
2009The Secret World of Walter AndersonHester BassE.B. Lewis48
2017Lighter than AirMatthew Clark SmithMatt Tavares40

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