Lasky, Kathryn Vision of Beauty: the story of Sarah
Breedlove Walker, 45 pgs. Candlewick Press, 2000. $ 14.99. Language: G ( 0 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: G; Violence
: G.
Sarah Breedlove Walker was the first member of her family to
be born out of slavery. Though her life was filled with the challenges of
poverty and discrimination, she was determined to make a better life for
herself and her family. After years of hard work, Walker started Madam C J
Walker's line of beauty products for women. She was a pioneer in the world of
African American businesswomen as well as a generous philanthropist.
This short book would be very useful for students working on
biography related projects. It is well-written with beautiful watercolor and
pencil illustrations by Nneka Bennett. The book includes notes by the author
and illustrator, additional resources for research, and an index. Not only
would this be useful for biographies for Black History Month, but also a study
of famous people from the midwest, famous women or famous inventors.
EL, MS - ADVISABLE Reviewer: Joy Hafen
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