| Sorrow's Kitchen: The Life and Folklore of Zora Neale Hurston Contributor(s): Lyons, Mary E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0020444451 ISBN-13: 9780020444459 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1993 Annotation: Lyons offers the biography of one of the greatest African-American woman writers, Zora Neale Hurston, who wrote Mules & Men and Their Eyes Were Watching God. "A necessary enhancement for any collection that wants to present the depth and diversity of black history".--School Library Journal, starred review. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - African-american |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: LC 90-8058 |
| Lexile Measure: 1040 |
| Series: Great Achievers: Lives of the Physically Challenged (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 5.56" W x 8.36" (0.33 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 6043 Reading Level: 6.9 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This nonfiction middle grade biography explores the life and work of one of the greatest African American woman writers, Zora Neale Hurston. Zora Neale Hurston was a prominent figure of the Harlem Renaissance whose stories, plays, essays, and articles recorded black folklore and portrayed the struggles of life in the South--including Their Eyes Were Watching God. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lyons, Mary E.: - Mary E. Lyons is the author of many books for children and young adults, including Roy Makes a Car, Feed the Children First, Dear Ellen Bee, Letters from a Slave Girl, and Sorrow's Kitchen. In addition to the Golden Kite Award and a Horn Book Fanfare for Letters from a Slave Girl, Lyons was also the recipient of a 2005 Aesop Award for Roy Makes a Car and a Carter G. Woodson Award for Sorrow's Kitchen. A teacher and former librarian, she lives in Charlottesville, Virginia. You can learn more about her at www.lyonsdenbooks.com. |