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Grade 7 Up-An accessible biography of the well-known photojournalist. Bourke-White's many triumphs, from starting her own photography business to being one of the few women to capture conflicts and wars around the world with her camera lens, are all discussed in detail. Her personal life, including her marriage to author/collaborator Erskine Caldwell and her later struggle with Parkinson's disease, is also examined. A few of her best-known pictures, such as Gandhi with his spinning wheel, are on display, but there are too few for a biography of a photojournalist. Some pictures of her early family life add a personal touch. This book will appeal to students looking for research material and those simply interested in innovative people. Susan Goldman Rubin's Margaret Bourke-White: Her Pictures Were Her Life (Abrams, 1999) offers a better representation of the photographer's work.Carol Fazioli, formerly at The Brearley School, New York CityCopyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Margaret Bourke-White: Daring Photographer FROM THE CRITICS
VOYA - Patti SylvesterSpencer
Crafting decent nonfiction for younger teens can be tricky. One must hold reader attention while maintaining material integrity. The latest additions to this series, People to Know, do just that. New titles add Margaret Bourke-White, Garth Brooks, Ansel Adams, Steve Jobs, Charles Lindbergh, Andy Warhol, and Charles M. Schultz to a comprehensive lineup of significant historical and cultural icons. Sara Wooten introduces readers to Margaret Bourke-White, never afraid of heights, as she scales fences in her youth and shimmies out on the Chrysler Building gargoyles to photograph New York City. Wooten traces Bourke-White's career from declaring a major in herpetology, to dabbling in photography, to working for Fortune magazine. Bourke-White blazed trails for her gender through her architectural and industrial photography, and as she captured social issues around the world for LIFE magazine. What sets these biographies apart from many others meant for teen audiences is attention to detail and rigorous documentation. How can educators hope to help students use culled information with integrity without reading clearly documented nonfiction? Copious chapter notes identify specific, varied sources and the Further Reading page lists more advanced biographies and other sources, as well as connected Internet sites. This thoughtful, engaging series of slim biographies can promote serious inquiry for developing scholars. Index. Photos. Source Notes. Further Reading. Chronology. VOYA Codes: 5Q 3P M J (Hard to imagine it being any better written; Will appeal with pushing; Middle School, defined as grades 6 to 8; Junior High, defined as grades 7 to 9). 2002, Enslow, 112p. PLB
School Library Journal
Gr 7 Up-An accessible biography of the well-known photojournalist. Bourke-White's many triumphs, from starting her own photography business to being one of the few women to capture conflicts and wars around the world with her camera lens, are all discussed in detail. Her personal life, including her marriage to author/collaborator Erskine Caldwell and her later struggle with Parkinson's disease, is also examined. A few of her best-known pictures, such as Gandhi with his spinning wheel, are on display, but there are too few for a biography of a photojournalist. Some pictures of her early family life add a personal touch. This book will appeal to students looking for research material and those simply interested in innovative people. Susan Goldman Rubin's Margaret Bourke-White: Her Pictures Were Her Life (Abrams, 1999) offers a better representation of the photographer's work.-Carol Fazioli, formerly at The Brearley School, New York City Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.
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