Deeply influential cultural icon Oprah Winfrey is the twenty-fifth hero in this New York Times bestselling picture book biography series.
This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. Each book tells the story of an icon in a lively, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction readers and that always includes the hero's childhood influences. At the back are an excellent timeline and photos. This book features critically acclaimed talk show host Oprah Winfrey, who used her struggles in childhood as motivation to become "Queen of All Media."---from the publisher
40 pages 978-0593405826 Ages 5-9
Keywords: biography, women, heroes, performing arts, childhood, television, overcoming adversity, Black and African American, diversity, diverse books, 5 year old, 6 year old, 7 year old, 8 year old, 9 year old
