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56 pp.
| Candlewick
| September, 2012
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TradeISBN 978-0-7636-6428-2$14.99
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PaperISBN 978-0-7636-6092-5$4.99 New ed. (2000)
(3)
4-6
Candlewick Biographies series.
Illustrated by
Nneka Bennett.
This well-written and informative biography captures the entrepreneurial character of America's first woman millionaire. Frustrated by the lack of hair care products for African American women, Walker founded her own cosmetics company in 1905, becoming one of the most successful business owners of her day and a role model for black women. The spacious illustrations evoke the time period in this "reformatted edition."
(4)
YA
Giants of American Industry series.
The books in this series cover the lives of individuals who founded vast empires in various fields, including Hearst's groundbreaking newspaper empire and Arden's revolutionary ideas in the beauty industry. The black-and-white photos are too dark and aren't always well reproduced, but the authors don't try to edge around the controversial nature of their subjects. Bib., ind. [Review covers these Giants of American Industry titles: John D. Rockefeller, William Randolph Hearst, John Paul Getty, Elizabeth Arden.]
48 pp.
| Candlewick
| April, 2000
|
TradeISBN 0-7636-0253-1$$16.99
(3)
4-6
Illustrated by
Nneka Bennett.
This well-written and informative biography captures the entrepreneurial character of America's first woman millionaire. Frustrated by the lack of hair care products for African-American women, Walker founded her own cosmetics company in 1905, becoming one of the most successful business owners of her day and a role model for black women. The spacious illustrations give a feeling for the time period.
112 pp.
| Enslow
| February, 2000
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LibraryISBN 0-7660-1204-2$$19.95
(3)
YA
African-American Biographies series.
Well-rounded, clearly written biographies explore the lives of the groundbreaking singer, inspiring writer, and successful entrepreneur. The books address personal setbacks and the roadblocks these individuals encountered due to racism, but the emphasis is on their triumphs and the legacy that each provided. Average-quality black-and-white photographs illustrate the texts. Time lines are included. Bib., ind.
64 pp.
| Chelsea
| February, 1999
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LibraryISBN 0-7910-5142-0$$16.95
(4)
4-6
Female Firsts in Their Fields series.
Accompanied by poorly reproduced black-and-white photos in an uninspired design, each of these volumes profiles the professional accomplishments of six pioneering women. The books don't discuss their subjects' personal lives in any depth, but they do address issues such as how individuals have made decisions about career, marriage, and/or family. This series offers a general history of women entering traditionally male-dominated professions. Bib., ind.