Dorothea's Eyes Dorothea Lange Photographs the Truth

by Rosenstock, Barb; Dubois, Gerard

• ISBN13: 9781629792088
• ISBN10: 162979208X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2016-03-01
• Publisher: Calkins Creek

Summary

USBBY Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities
Colonial Dames of America Book Award
ALA/Amelia Bloomer Book List
NCSS Notable Trade Book
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.

Author Biography

Barb Rosenstock's The Noisy Paint Box, published by Knopf, won a 2015 Caldecott Honor Medal. She lives near Chicago, Illinois. Visit barbrosenstock.com.

Gerard DuBois is the illustrator of Monsieur Marceau: Actor without Words, the 2013 NCTE Orbis Pictus winner. He lives in Montreal, Canada, with his family. Visit gdubois.com.