A biography of poet Maya Angelou from her childhood, through her career as a singer and dancer, and to her life today as a renowned writer and human rights activist. This book is based on Angelou's own five-volume autobiography and other research. Includes black-and-white photographs.

Traces the journey of this Afro-American woman from childhood through her life as an entertainer, civil rights activist, writer, poet, and university professor.

Poet, writer, activist, entertainer, professor: Maya Angelou is all of these. Her remarkable story includes a childhood trauma, a leading role in an opera, her activism in the civil rights movement, and her devotion to poetry, writing, and teaching to promote the cause of all African-Americans. Based in part on Maya's autobiography, this is the inspiring story of an extraordinary woman. "Pettit makes [Angelou's] stirring story accessible...while retaining a strong sense of Angelou's personal voice." -Booklist

Poet, writer, activist, entertainer, professor: Maya Angelou is all of these. Her remarkable story includes a childhood trauma, a leading role in an opera, her activism in the civil rights movement, and her devotion to poetry, writing, and teaching to promote the cause of all African-Americans. Based in part on Maya's autobiography, this is the inspiring story of an extraordinary woman. "Pettit makes [Angelou's] stirring story accessible...while retaining a strong sense of Angelou's personal voice." -Booklist