Maya's Song by Renee Watson and Bryan Collier book cover

HarperCollins

9780062871589

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Maya’s Song

Through lyrical poems and lavish watercolor and collage artwork, Renée Watson and Bryan Collier create a moving biography of the remarkable Maya Angelou.

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Review of ‘Maya’s Song’

Two of America's most distinguished figures in children's literature combine their formidable talents to create a moving biography of the great Maya Angelou. In Maya's Song, Newbery Honor author Renée Watson (Piecing Me Together) chronicles the pivotal milestones and emotional touchstones of Angelou's extraordinary life in a series of lyrical…

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