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Overview"Mama exhorted her children at every opportunity to 'jump at de sun, ' says Zora Neale Hurston, ""We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground."" It is this spirit and ambition that carried Zora Neale Hurston through her travels. As an anthropologist Hurston studied African-American culture in the South and collected stories and folklore, but as a writer Hurston gave these stories life and made them widely known. Zora Neale Hurston is the author of Mules and Men and Their Eyes Were Watching God. Readers of Laura Baskes Litwin's compelling new profile will understand why Hurston is one of history's most influential African-American writers." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Laura Baskes LitwinPublisher: Enslow Publishing Imprint: Enslow Publishing Dimensions: Width: 17.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.399kg ISBN: 9780766025363ISBN 10: 0766025365 Pages: 128 Publication Date: 16 July 2008 Recommended Age: From 10 to 13 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAfrican-American Biography Library series. These volumes ably (if somewhat blandly) chronicle the lives of their subjects, whose contributions in the arts are of historic importance. In Ray, Ford interweaves the man's trials, triumphs, and human foibles into an accurate but unexciting text. Zora is informative but doesn't manage to capture the exuberance of Hurston's outgoing personality. Many photos are included. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind., The Horn Book Guide Fall 2007 Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |