Maya Angelou, author portrait
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Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou was raised in Stamps, Arkansas. In addition to her bestselling autobiographies, including I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and The Heart of a Woman, she wrote numerous volumes of poetry, among them Phenomenal Woman, And Still I Rise, On the Pulse of Morning, and Mother. Maya Angelou died in 2014.
Amazing Peace
Maya's World: Angelina of Italy
Maya's World: Izak of Lapland
Maya's World: Mikale of Hawaii
Maya's World: Renee Marie of France
My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me

Books

Amazing Peace
Maya's World: Angelina of Italy
Maya's World: Izak of Lapland
Maya's World: Mikale of Hawaii
Maya's World: Renee Marie of France
My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me

Books for Black History Month

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