A biography of the author best known for her book, "Miracle's Boys," provides details on her childhood, career, and personal achievements.

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.

Product Description: After her sister taught her how to write her name, Jacqueline Woodson began writing on everything. Once she even wrote on the side of a building! (And got into trouble for it.) Prizes for writing soon followed, and in fifth grade her winning poem about Dr...read more

Concise, easy-to-read introductions to various topics in U.S. history use primary documents and photography, as well as timelines, maps, and other tools, to teach important facts about our past.

A collection of thirty biographies tells the stories of both famous and unsung poets, playwrights, journalists, and novelists whose talents and determination offer young readers encouragement and perspective, and includes photographs, a timeline, bibliography, and glossary. (view table of contents)

A collection of short biographies of noted black female writers, including Maya Angelou, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Nikki Giovanni