Black Stars of the Harlem Renaissance: African Americans Who Lived Their Dreams: 9 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471211524 ISBN 13: 9780471211525

Publisher: Wiley, 2002

Synopsis

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY COMES TO LIFE Discover why young people all over the country are reading the Black Stars biographies of African American heroes. Here is what you want to know about the lives of great black men and women during the fabulous Harlem Renaissance: louis "satchmo" armstrong eubie blake thomas andrew dorsey w. e. b. du bois duke ellington james reese europe jessie redmon fauset marcus garvey w. c. handy fletcher henderson langston hughes zora neale hurston hall johnson henry johnson oscar micheaux philip payton jr. gertrude "ma" rainey paul robeson augusta savage noble sissle bessie smith james van der zee dorothy west carter g. woodson "The books in the Black Stars series are the types of books that would have really captivated me as a kid." -Earl G. Graves, Black Enterprise magazine "Inspiring stories that demonstrate what can happen when ingenuity and tenacity are paired with courage and hard work." -Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children's Books "Haskins has chosen his subjects well ...catching a sense of the enormous obstacles they had to overcome...Some names are familiar, but most are little-known whom Haskins elevates to their rightful place in history. " -Booklist "The broad coverage makes this an unusual resource-a jumping-off point for deeper studies." -Horn Book

About this title

Synopsis:

A collection of inspiring biographical profiles that bring notable African Americans from the Harlem Renaissance to life for young readers This fascinating book brings the lives of twenty pivotal figures of the famous Harlem Renaissance an exciting cultural period in American history. Each well-rounded portrait reveals the origins, challenges, and achievements of many of this period's unsung heroes and innovators as well as the stories of the famous and legendary figures of the time. Gorgeously illustrated with many vintage photographs, this latest installment of the acclaimed Black Star series also includes timelines, an index, notes, and a bibliography.

About the Author:

Black Stars biographies are written by leading African American children s book writers. JIM HASKINS has written more than 100 nonfiction books for young readers. A professor of English at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Haskins has won numerous awards, including the Washington Post Children s Book Guild Award, the Carter G. Woodson Award, and the Coretta Scott King Book Award.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0471211524
• ISBN 13: 9780471211525
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 130
• Editor: Haskins Jim