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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
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4 out of 5
Based on 21,941 Ratings and 1,541 Reviews

Book Description
In this first of five volumes of autobiography, poet Maya Angelou recounts a youth filled with disappointment, frustration, tragedy, and finally hard-won independence. Sent at a young age to live with her grandmother in Arkansas, Angelou learned a great deal from this exceptional woman and the tightly knit black community there. These very lessons carried her throughout the hardships she endured l... More
Book Information
PublisherDemco Media
BindingTurtleback (92 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-100606035745
ISBN-13978-0606035743
Publication Date08/1991
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About Maya Angelou (Author) : Maya Angelou is a published author and a narrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Maya Angelou include I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes (U... more
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6/22/2009 julia b tagged as: I recommend, I read

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3/20/2009 Jillena Levine said: I can listen to her all day long, she gives the feeling of warm and understanding even when you do not know her.
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