Dorothea's Eyes: Dorothea Lange Photographs the Truth

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, activist, social reformer, and 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: Barb Rosenstock
Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
Published: 02/01/2022
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 10.80h x 8.40w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9781635925630
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.3
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 181587 / Dorothea's Eyes

About the Author
Barb Rosenstock is the author of many picture-book biographies, including THOMAS JEFFERSON BUILDS A LIBRARY; BEN FRANKLIN'S BIG SPLASH; and THE STREAK: HOW JOE DIMAGGIO BECAME AMERICA'S HERO. Her picture book on Vasily Kandinsky, THE NOISY PAINT BOX, won the 2015 Caldecott Honor Medal.

Gérard DuBois is the illustrator of MONSIEUR MARCEAU: Actor without Words, the 2013 NCTE Orbis Pictus winner.
Illustrator site: gdubois.com