Gordon Parks : how the photographer captured black and white America
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Author
Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-
Contributors
Christoph, James, illustrator.
Published
Chicago, Illinois : Albert Whitman & Company, [2015]
Appears on these lists
Books by Carole Boston Weatherford
Picture Books for Black History Month
Status
On Shelf
Southeast - Kids Biography
jB P2522w
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Subjects

LC Subjects
African American photographers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006.
Photographers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

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Format
Book
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9780807530177, 0807530174
Reading Level
LG
Level 4, 1 Points
Lexile code
AD: Adult Directed
Lexile measure
840

Notes

Description
Gordon Parks is most famous for being the first black director in Hollywood. But before he made movies and wrote books, he was a poor African American looking for work. When he bought a camera, his life changed forever. He taught himself how to take pictures and before long, people noticed.
Target Audience
5-8.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Weatherford, C. B., & Christoph, J. (2015). Gordon Parks: how the photographer captured black and white America. Albert Whitman & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- and James, Christoph. 2015. Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America. Albert Whitman & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- and James, Christoph. Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America. Albert Whitman & Company, 2015.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Weatherford, C. B. and Christoph, J. (2015). Gordon parks: how the photographer captured black and white america. Chicago, Illinois: Albert Whitman & Company.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Weatherford, Carole Boston, and James Christoph. Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America. Albert Whitman & Company, 2015.

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