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judyapneeb's review against another edition
5.0
Fantastic art, wonderful writing, a great book for children looking beyond the typical picture book.
ajv930's review against another edition
5.0
I loved the song lyrics and quotes sprinkles throughout this powerful biography.
jesscinco's review against another edition
4.0
This picture book covers the life of Lena Horne. It covers her early life, how she became an actress and singer, and how she dealt with constant racism in her career. It would be nice to have some back matter about the NAACP, segregation, and black and white movies since they are reference so frequently in the book. But as it stands this is a great biography of an amazing woman, and it shows the difficulties black people faced during her lifetime.
molly_dettmann's review against another edition
5.0
What a beautiful, beautiful, beautiful picture book about the amazing Lena Horne. The illustrations are gorgeous!!! I loved the mix of paint and collage. It paired lovely with this touching story about a woman who paved the way for so many other black women artists. That last bit with the Hollywood stars! *sobs*
crystal_reading's review against another edition
This is a beautiful and well told picture book bio of Lena Horne.
djlanatron's review against another edition
5.0
I loved the story, but the illustrations were truly breath-taking!
nerfherder86's review against another edition
4.0
Beautiful art, a mix of collage and painting, illustrates this picture book about Lena Horne. Nice text, lyrical, free verse. Has a bibliography but no timeline, and three quotes from Horne that are not attributed. Timeline would have helped because I only figured out the year Horne died from an article title listed in the bibliography, while other significant years in the singer's life are mentioned in the story. I also think it could have used a glossary or more contextual clues, because there are lots of historical terms and slang used (Lena's dad was a "street hustler, he lived high on the hog") that will challenge young readers. Clearly and simply explains racial inequalities she suffered, and how she sidelined her career to work for civil rights. Great positive message and a good role model.
agudenburr's review against another edition
4.0
An amazing story of Lena Horne and her struggles to become an African American actress.
michelle_neuwirth_gray9311's review against another edition
5.0
I thought this bio was really well done and I also enjoyed the illustrations very much!
wordnerd153's review against another edition
3.0
Wonderful illustrations and tons of interesting information about an inspirational woman. Definitely for older readers, since a lot of key words are not defined. Some knowledge of segregation and civil rights would be helpful for a deeper understanding of Lena's story.