Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou spent much of her childhood in Stamps, Arkansas. After a traumatic event at age eight, she stopped speaking for five years. However, Maya rediscovered her voice through wonderful books, and went on to become one of the world's most beloved writers and speakers.
| Main Author: | Kaiser, Lisbeth (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Salaberria, Leire, 1983- (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English Spanish |
| Published: |
London, UK :
Frances Lincoln Children's Books,
2016.
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| Series: |
Little people, big dreams.
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| Summary: |
Maya Angelou spent much of her childhood in Stamps, Arkansas. After a traumatic event at age eight, she stopped speaking for five years. However, Maya rediscovered her voice through wonderful books, and went on to become one of the world's most beloved writers and speakers. |
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| Item Description: |
"Commissioned as part of the Little people, big dreams series, conceived by Ma Isabel Sánchez Vegara. Originally published under the title Pequeña & Grande by Alba Editorial. Translation rights arranged by IMC Literary Agency."--Copyright page. This inspiring story of Maya Angelou's life features a facts and photos section at the back. |
| Physical Description: |
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9781847808899 1847808891 9781847808905 1847808905 |
| Author Notes: |
Lisbeth Kaiser is a children's book author and copywriter. She specialises in children's books about revolutionary people. Two of her books in the Little People, BIG DREAMS series, Maya Angelou and Emmeline Pankhurst , were selected for the ALA's Amelia Bloomer Book List, recognising the best feminist books for young readers. Lisbeth lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children. Leire Salaberria was born in Andoain (Spain) in 1983. Currently, she lives and works in San Sebastian. She has majored in Fine Arts in Bilbao and studied a postgraduate in Children Illustration in Barcelona. Leire has exhibited her artwork in different countries around the world. Her work has been selected to appear in Bologna Children's Book Fair 2012, IV Ibero-American catalog of illustration 2013, 2014, and the Sharjah International Book Fair 2013, 2014. Since 2011, when she published her first book, she's illustrated several books in Italy, Mexico and Spain. At the moment, she continues to illustrate children's books, which is her favorite type of work. |