Bethany Hegedus

Rise!

From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou
Illustrator: Engel, Tonya

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Produktbeschreibung

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the publication of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, " this beautiful biography describes how Angelou rose above a childhood of trauma and emotional pain to become one of the most inspiring voices of our lifetime. Includes a Foreword by Angelou's grandson. Full color.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lee & Low Books Inc
• Seitenzahl: 48
• Altersempfehlung: 7 bis 10 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. August 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 277mm x 234mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 516g
• ISBN-13: 9781620145876
• ISBN-10: 1620145871
• Artikelnr.: 54324620

Autorenporträt

Bethany Hegedus is an award-winning author of picture books and middle-grade novels, including Grandfather Gandhi and Alabama Spitfire. A former educator, she teaches widely and enjoys mentoring young writers. Hegedus is owner and creative director of the Writing Barn, a writing workshop and retreat center. She lives with her family in Austin, Texas. You can find her online at www.bethanyhegedus.com. Tonya Engel is a self-taught painter and children's book illustrator, including the pictures for Our Lady of Guadalupe and the jacket art for Hurricane Child. Her work is inspired by southern folk artists. Early in her career she explored abstract painting, but soon began to concentrate on figurative form mixed with emotion and expressionistic narrative. This art style was the perfect complement to Maya Angelou's lyrical storytelling. Engel lives in Houston, Texas. You can see more of her work at www.tonyaengel.com.