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The legendary Miss Lena Horne /

Surveys the life of the singer, actress, and civil rights activist, describing her childhood, early years in vaudeville, and achievements as the first African American actress to be offered a studio contract.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- (Author)
Other Authors: Zunon, Elizabeth (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2017]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Horne, Lena > Juvenile literature.
Horne, Lena.
Singers > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African American women singers > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Actresses > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African American actresses > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African American women civil rights workers > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Singers.
Women > Biography.
African Americans > Biography.
JUVENILE NONFICTION > Biography & Autobiography > Performing Arts.
JUVENILE NONFICTION > United States > History > 20th Century.
JUVENILE NONFICTION > People & Places > United States.
Actresses.
African American actresses.
African American women civil rights workers.
African American women singers.
Civil rights workers.
United States.
Singers > United States.
Singers > United States > Biography.
Biographies.
Biography.
Juvenile works.
Picture books.
Online Access:URL
Description
Summary:Surveys the life of the singer, actress, and civil rights activist, describing her childhood, early years in vaudeville, and achievements as the first African American actress to be offered a studio contract.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781481468244
1481468243