Book Description
Thirty-two people of current interest to young readers (ages 9 and up) are profiled in Biography Today 1997. They include footbal star Marcus Allen, Canadian singing sensations Celine Dion and Alanis Morissette, talk show hosts Bryant Gumbel and Rosie O'Donnell, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, actress Claire Danes, and actors Harrison Ford and Christopher Reeve.
Biography Today, Annual Cumulation 1997: Profiles of People of Interest to Young Readers FROM THE PUBLISHER
Artists covered include Grandma Moses, Ansel Adams, Georgia O'Keefe, Frank Lloyd Wright, Louise Nevelson, Jasper Jones, Andy Warhol, and more.
FROM THE CRITICS
Children's Literature - Beverly Kobrin
This annual hardback, an indexed, alphabetical cumulation of first-rate profiles published in three paperback issues during the year, is a must for every upper elementary and middle school library-in single-issue paperback, cumulative hardback, or both forms. Each biography covers the childhood, youth, education, family, and career of people in the public eye: in this 1994 edition, Connie Chung, Steve Young, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, and Wilma Mankiller are featured.
School Library Journal
Gr 4 UpThis volume introduces people in the field of literature. Patricia MacLachlan, Scott O'Dell, Jack Prelutsky, Lynn Reid Banks, P. L. Travers, Maurice Sendak, David Macauley, Jerry Pinkney, Charles Schultz, Faith Ringgold, the Berenstains, and Garth Williams are among those included. For YAs, the reclusive J. D. Salinger appears with the usual informational gaps. James Baldwin's struggle against racism is detailed although his struggle against homophobia is not. These writers' life stories, general criticism of their works, and a black-and-white photo or two flesh out about 10 pages of readily accessible information. The prose is workmanlike: report writers will find enough detail to begin sound investigations and browsers are likely to find someone of interest. Suggestions for further reading follow each article. The name, ethnicity, occupation, and general indexes at the back include references not just to this book, but to all of the volumes in the "Biography Today" series.Bonnie Farrier, New York Public Library
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