01166nam a22001577a 4500020001800000082001300018100002100031245004300052260003800095300002800133490004400161505004200205520068000247650005000927700003100977  a9780448488530  a818.5409  aLabrecque, Ellen  aWho was Maya Angelou?cEllen Labrecque  aNew YorkbPenguin Workshop c2016  a105 Pagesb19x13 cmbPB  aThe New York Times Best- Selling Series  aInclude Illustration and Bibliography  aBorn in Missouri in 1928, Maya Angelou had a difficult childhood. Jim Crow laws segregated blacks and whites in the South. Her family life was unstable at times. But much like her poem, "Still I Rise," Angelou was able to lift herself out of her situation and flourish. She moved to California and became the first black--and first female--streetcar operator before following her interest in dance. She became a professional performer in her twenties and toured the U.S. and Europe as an opera star and calypso dancer. But Angelou's writing became her defining talent. Her poems and books, including <i>I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings</i>, brought her international acclaim.   aAngelou, MayaaAfrican American women authors  aIllustrated by Putra, Dede