Zora Neale Hurston: Writer and Storyteller

by Patricia C. McKissack, Fredrick L. McKissack

Traces the life of the Harlem Renaissance writer and folklorist, who worked to preserve the rich storytelling tradition of African-Americans in the South.

Genres: Nonfiction, Biography

32 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Patricia C. McKissack was the Newbery Honor, Coretta Scott King Award-winning author of The Dark-Thirty and Porch Lies an ALA Notable Book. She collaborated with Jerry Pinkney on Goin' Someplace Special (Coretta Scott King Award winner) and Mirandy and Brother Wind (Coretta Scott King Award winner and Caldecott Honor Book).

Reviews

[Shelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

This would be a wonderful addition to any elementary school library or classroom for student's learning about historically important individuals. The layout is done will with easy to follow text, lovely photographs, a timeline and a glossary of important words to know. Since this is also a relatively quick read, teachers would benefit from reading this aloud in their classes alond with some of the "lies" that Zora Neale Hurston collected over the years.

[Audrey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful. Succinct and a nice introduction to Zora.

[Murillo Soranso · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good intro for someone like me who knows of Zora but doesn’t really know anything about her. I’m now curious to learn more about this incredible woman and her work.