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The Legendary Miss Lena Horne
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4 out of 5
Based on 12 Ratings and 5 Reviews

Book Description
Celebrate the life of Lena Horne, the pioneering African American actress and civil rights activist, with this inspiring and powerful picture book from award-winning author Carole Boston Weatherford.

You have to be taught to be second class; you're not born that way.

Lena Horne was born into the freedom struggle, to a family of teachers and activists. Her mother dreamed of being an... More
Book Information
PublisherAtheneum Books For Young Readers
BindingHardcover (3 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages48
ISBN-101481468243
ISBN-13978-1481468244
Publication Date01/24/2017
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About (Author) : New York Times best-selling author Carole Boston Weatherford has 34 books of poetry, nonfiction and children's literature, including Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom, winner of an ... more
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About Elizabeth Zunon (Illustrator) : Elizabeth Zunon is a published illustrator. A published credit of Elizabeth Zunon is One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia (Millbrook Picture Books).
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