Margaret Bourke-White

From the Series On My Own Biography

  • Interest Level: Grade 2 - Grade 4
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

As a young girl, Margaret Bourke-White dreamed of having great adventures—the kind only a brave and fearless woman would have. As she grew up, she found that the camera was her ticket to adventure. Her portraits of people in terrible circumstances—from the desperate farmers of the Dust Bowl to the victims of World War II’s horrors—made her famous worldwide. With her camera always at the ready, Margaret faced many challenges, including floods, bombings, and eventually her own battle with illness. In Margaret Bourke-White, award-winning author Catherine A. Welch creates a powerful portrait of a remarkable, gifted woman. Jennifer Hagerman’s illustrations capture Margaret’s own liveliness and strength.

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978-0-7613-8297-3
$28.99
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Interest Level Grade 2 - Grade 4
Reading Level Grade 3
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Brand On My Own Books
Imprint Millbrook Press ™
Language English
Publication Date 2011-08-01
Reading Counts! Level 6.6
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF007020, JNF007120, JNF025210
Dewey 770'.92
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Lexile 600
ATOS Reading Level 4.3
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 47172
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Afterword, Reviewed, Teaching Guides, and Timeline

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“This is a good introduction to Bourke-White’s successful career as she exposed human tragedy to the world.”
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“Vividly written for beginning readers, this biography of photographer Margaret Bourke-White captures the excitement and danger she experienced as she took her pictures.”
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