Angela Johnson (1) (1961–)

Auteur van The First Part Last

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Angela Johnson was born on June 18, 1961 in Tuskegee, Alabama. She attended Kent State University and worked with Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) as a child development worker. She has written numerous children's books including Tell Me a Story, Mama, Shoes like Miss Alice, Looking for toon meer Red, A Cool Moonlight and Lily Brown's Paintings. She won the Coretta Scott King Author's Award three times for Toning the Sweep in 1994, for Heaven in 1999, and for The First Part Last in 2004, which also won the Michael L. Printz Award. In 2003, she was named a MacArthur fellow. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder

Fotografie: Courtesy of Birmingham Alabama Public Library (Flickr) ~ Photo by Larry O. Gay

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Songs of Faith (1998) 88 exemplaren

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Through a Window [short story] — Auteur — 1 exemplaar

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Geboortedatum: 1961-06-18
Geslacht: female
Nationaliteit: USA
Woonplaatsen: Kent, Ohio, USA
Tuskegee, Alabama, USA
Opleiding: Kent State University
Prijzen en onderscheidingen: MacArthur Fellowship (2003)
Coretta Scott King Author Award (1998)
Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award
Margaret A. Edwards Award (2018)

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All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of… door Angela Johnson

Beautifully delicate watercolor illustrations leave a lasting impression of the story of Juneteenth, when enslaved people in Texas learned they were free. The illustrator shows a range of reactions, trying to imagine what it was like. Back matter includes a timeline of important dates (1863-1865), a few paragraphs on "Juneteenth, Then and Now," a list of online sources, and a glossary of key terms. Now that Juneteenth is a federal holiday the back matter is not perfectly up-to-date, but don't throw the baby out with the bathwater - this is still an incredibly worthwhile book.… (meer)

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All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of… door Angela Johnson

Such a beautifully written and illustrated book that explains the history and movement of celebrating Juneteenth. It's written with language and emotion children can understand.

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The First Part Last door Angela Johnson

Bobby's carefree teenage life changes forever when he becomes a father and must care for his adored baby daughter. He is a single father after the death of his girlfriend.

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