Katherine Dunham: Pioneer of Black Dance

by Barbara O'Connor

A biography of Katherine Dunham, emphasizing her childhood, her love of anthropology and dance, and the creation of her unique dance style.

104 pages, Library Binding

First published March 1, 2000

About the author

Barbara O'Connor's awards include the Parents Choice Gold and Silver Award, American Library Association Notable Books, IRA Notable Books for a Global Society, School Library Journal Best Books, and Kirkus Best Books. Her books have been nominated for children's choice awards in 38 states and voted as a state favorite by children in South Carolina, Indiana, Kansas, and South Dakota.

Barbara was born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina. She draws on her Southern roots to write award-winning books for children in grades 3 to 6.

She currently lives in Asheville, NC. Her latest book is Wish, a middle grade novel published by FSG.

http://us.macmillan.com/author/barbar...

Reviews

[Michael Norwitz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well-written biography of Dunham, suitable for younger readers.

[Koffi Doris]

The charactere i liked best is the main charactere and the writter whose name is Katherine Dunham. She is my favorite one because she make beleive that everybody has his everybody is predestined has to make something precise in his life, it doesn't much matter the time which that can take, it will happen. Based on her real life, she tries to tell us to trust in our dream and to be patient.

The most interresting part of the book for me was when she had to up a challenge. For example in the four first chapters she was very doubtful about her passion "Dance", and she always wanted to make it pass in the background. But in the next others chapters she began to pay more attention to it and then became ready to dedicate herself for her vocation.