Great African Americans in Business (Outstanding African Americans)

Reddiger, Pat; Rediger, Pat

ISBN 10: 0865058032 ISBN 13: 9780865058033

Publisher: Crabtree Pub Co, 1995

Synopsis

Examines the lives of more than ten African American men and women, including Oprah Winfrey, Don Cornelius, and Naomi Sims, with the obstacles they each overcame.

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Taken from "Naomi Sims" Naomi did not have much money, so she decided to follow her friends' advice and try to find work as a model. First she posed for fashion drawings for six dollars an hour. Since she needed more money, Naomi called Gosta Peterson, a well-known fashion photographer, to see if he would hire her. Gosta felt she had potential and agreed to help her. Soon Naomi was making sixty dollars an hour as a successful model.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 3-6?Three well-written biographical profiles of seven notables in each of three fields, plus six shorter (three pages) biographies. The longer entries (six pages each) cover early years, skills developed, obstacles overcome, a personality profile, record of accomplishments, and special interests. Several quotes from each person are also prominently displayed in each featured biography. A number of well-known people are included in each title: Maya Angelou, Alex Haley, Alice Walker, Ralph Abernathy, Thurgood Marshall, John H. Johnson, Naomi Sims, Oprah Winfrey, Mildred Taylor, and Ernest Gaines to name a few. How or why the length of the entry was determined is not addressed, and many of these people seem to have equal importance in their fields. While the writing is informative, it is the candid photos that stand out. The attractive layout features a good balance of color, white space, photos, and text. Useful for reports and recreational reading.?Eunice Weech, M. L. King Elementary School, Urbana, IL
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Crabtree Pub Co
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0865058032
• ISBN 13: 9780865058033
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 64