Books by Maya Angelou
This is the first in a seven-volume series of autobiographical works by the author and activist, Maya Angelou. I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings covers the first 17 years of her life, up to the birth of her first child, including the extreme poverty and racism she experienced in small-town Arkansas, and her rape at the age of eight by her mother’s lover. Though it should be bleak, Angelou’s lyrical and crystalline prose tells a story of triumph over adversity, and is rightly considered a modern classic.
From our article Books like Educated
“A special edition of the the moving and empowering poem by Maya Angelou with illustrations by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.” Read more...
Interviews where books by Maya Angelou were recommended
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Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
by Carole Boston Weatherford & Euka Holmes -
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Josephine: A Dazzling Life
by Christian Robinson & Patricia Hruby Powell -
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The Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
by Vashti Harrison -
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Firebird
by Misty Copeland -
5
Life Doesn't Frighten Me
by Jean-Michel Basquiat & Maya Angelou
Books on Black Icons for Children, recommended by Jamia Wilson and Andrea Pippins
Books on Black Icons for Children, recommended by Jamia Wilson and Andrea Pippins
Jamia Wilson and Andrea Pippins discuss books that that tell the stories of some of the greatest black icons in history – and explain why reading books that celebrate these extraordinary lives can be transformational for all children.
