Library's review
Miriam Makeba, an award-winning South African singer, raised her voice to campaign against the brutal segregationist system known as apartheid. This biography offers a glimpse into the life of a woman who believed in the power of song and would stop at nothing to fight for equality for all people
Show More
of South Africa. Includes Author’s Note, Bibliography, Further Reading, Timeline, Glossary Show Less
Genres
Lexile
630L
Publication
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) (2017), Edition: Illustrated, 48 pages
Description
A harrowing picture biography of civil-rights activist and Grammy Award-winning South African singer Miriam Makeba.
Awards
Coretta Scott King Award (Winner — 2018)
Children's Africana Book Award (Winner — 2018)
Kansas NEA Reading Circle Recommended Book (Intermediate — 2018)
Notable Children's Book (2018)
Language
Original language
English
Pages
48
Physical description
48 p.; 11.33 inches
ISBN
0374303010 / 9780374303013
DDC/MDS
| 782.42163092 |
Similar in this library
Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery by Sandra Neil Wallace
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards)) by Duncan Tonatiuh
The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist by Cynthia Levinson
Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (A Big Words Book, 1) by Doreen Rappaport
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement (Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor (Awards)) by Carole Boston Weatherford
Trudy's Big Swim: How Gertrude Ederle Swam the English Channel and Took the World by Storm by Sue Macy