USBBY Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities
Colonial Dames of America Book Award
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Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year
"An excellent beginner's resource for biography, U.S. history, and
women's studies." --Kirkus Reviews
Here is the powerful and inspiring biography of Dorothea Lange, one of
the founders of documentary photography.
After a childhood bout of polio left her with a limp, all Dorothea Lange
wanted to do was disappear. But her desire not to be seen helped her
learn how to blend into the background and observe. With a passion for
the artistic life, and in spite of her family's disapproval, Lange
pursued her dream to become a photographer and focused her lens on the
previously unseen victims of the Great Depression. This poetic biography
tells the emotional story of Lange's life and includes a gallery of her
photographs, an author's note, a timeline, and a bibliography.