Pub Date: June 4, 2019
Dewey: B
Lexile Code: 0500
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 04 to 07
Physical Info: 0.30" H x 12.00" L x 7.70" W ( 0.75 lbs) 32 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography and Autobiography | Music | Performing Arts | Women | Social Topics | SelfEsteem and SelfReliance | Rap and Hip Hop | Girls and Women | Inspirational and Personal Growth
Description: Powerful text and beautiful illustrations make this dazzling picture book biography the perfect read for everyone ready to get in touch with and shine their inner light like BeyoncZ. Full color.x 12.
Brief description: Sarah Warren is an author and early childhood educator, who is dedicated to bringing multicultural, everyday heroes to life in elementary schools where children do not often see themselves reflected in the literature they experience. Sarah teaches teen writers to raise awareness with their one-of-a-kind expressions. Sarah has partnered with Free Arts Minnesota, The Bridge for Youth, and Avanti Center for Girls to provide workshops for young people. She is a registered trainer for the Minnesota Center of Professional Development and an Artist Educator for Face Forward: Humanity Through Art. She lives in Minnesota with her family.
Review Quotes:
"Geneva Bowers' illustrations are bold, colorful and filled with movement, reflecting Beyoncé's beauty and the inner light that makes her one of a kind." - St. Paul Pioneer Press. "This dazzling picture-book biography shows how Beyoncé became her name." - New York Journal of Books "A book about [a] Black woman taking care of business and knowing her worth is a book that needs to be on your shelf." - Biracial Bookworms