The Legendary Miss Lena Horne

The Legendary Miss Lena Horne | Carole Boston Weatherford

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"You have to be taught to be second class; you're not born that way." -Lena Horne

Excellent biography about singing and activist legend, Lena Horne. She learned to read before kindergarten, and books were her lifelong love! #kidlit #picturebook

Texreader That's a wonderful factoid! Thanks for sharing! 7y

Mariposa_Bookworm The author was a professor at the university where I did my undergrad. She is incredibly nice and her children's literature class was impossible to get in! 7y

EvieBee @Texreader You are welcome! I love finding other bibliophiles in history. š 7y

EvieBee @Mariposa_Bookworm Seriously? That is pretty amazing. And that is definitely a class I would have loved to get into. 7y

Mariposa_Bookworm @EvieBee Yes, as far as I know she is still teaching at Fayetteville State University, here in NC. 7y

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Leftcoastzen

The Legendary Miss Lena Horne | Carole Boston Weatherford

#glamorous #augustgrrl From the Cotton Club ,to movies, to the March on Washington ,Lena always was elegant and forthright in her convictions.I could listen to her sing "Stormy Weather " all day long!

RealBooks4ever š’š’š’My mom loved her music! 7y

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MarriedtoMrT

The Legendary Miss Lena Horne | Carole Boston Weatherford

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The illustrations are GORGEOUS. I couldn't pick a favorite. Lena Horne seems like a complicated figure with a complicated history and I felt like the book jumped around a lot trying to cover a bit too much within a picture book length. I wish it had decided to focus a bit more. Still, a good introduction. It certainly made me want to read a more about her!

Suzze Fabulous illustrations! 8y

angrylilasian I love that I'm seeing more books like this! 8y

candyflossramparts If you like Lena Horne and listen to podcasts, I highly recommend episode 33 of You Must Remember This. Fascinating stuff! 8y

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LindsayReads

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Now THIS is a well-done picture book biography. What else would you expect from Carole Boston Weatherford? And Liz Zunon's illustrations and collage work...she is definitely on my radar.

Lena Horne was a fierce fighter, and it comes across so well here. In addition to becoming a renowned actress, singer, and Civil Rights activist, she was an avid reader, too! Natch.

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