Who Is Oprah Winfrey?
Paperback – Illustrated, July 2, 2019
Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · July 2, 2019
The story of how a young Southern girl who was raised on a pig farm became one of the most influential and inspiring people in the world.
We earn from qualifying purchases.
- Who it’s for
- Trace how hardship, resilience, and determination shaped Oprah Winfrey’s path to influence.
- Themes
- Resilience through hardship, Influential women, Media career and philanthropy
- Genres
- Biographies of Women for Kids, African American Life (U.S.), TV & Radio
Nearest books
Matched by what the books are about, then ordered by what their readers also loved.
You Wouldn't Want to Be Cleopatra! (you Wouldn't Want To…: Ancient Civilization)Jim Pipe49% match
Who Was P. T. Barnum?Kirsten Anderson50% match
Who Is Malala Yousafzai?Dinah Brown57% matchShares Biographies of Women for Kids
Who Was Mother Teresa?Jim Gigliotti50% matchShares Biographies of Women for Kids
Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have a HorseMarcy Campbell49% match
Emmanuel's Dream: the True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu YeboahLaurie Ann Thompson56% match
DK Life Stories: Jane GoodallLibby Romero56% matchShares Biographies of Women for Kids
Dazzlin' DollySuzanne Slade54% matchShares Biographies of Women for Kids
For older readers: Becoming, What Happened to You?, Poor
Start with three books, and this one can be the first.
Members get a new edition every morning: a route out from their books to essays, research and talks, with the reason for each.
Start with this bookAbout this book
The story of how a young Southern girl who was raised on a pig farm became one of the most influential and inspiring people in the world. We all know Oprah Winfrey as a talk-show host, actress, producer, media mogul, and philanthropist, but the "Queen of Talk" wasn't always so fortunate. She suffered through a rough childhood and went on to use her personal struggles as motivation.
Continue reading
Oprah's kindness, resilience, and determination are just some of the many reasons why her viewers--and people all around the world--love her. The richest African American person of the twentieth century, Oprah is often described as the most influential woman in the world.
Beyond the Spotlight
Trace how hardship, resilience, and determination shaped Oprah Winfrey’s path to influence.
Come here for
- A childhood-to-public-life portrait
- A close look at resilience and determination
Expect
- An inspiring focus on personal struggles
- The story of a widely influential woman
Where it sits
| Biographies of Women for Kids | 45% |
|---|---|
| TV & Radio | 38% |
| African American Life (U.S.) | 31% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Biographies of Women for Kids
- African American Life (U.S.)
- TV & Radio
- Authors
- Barbara Kramer
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- July 2, 2019
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Resilience through hardship · Influential women · Media career and philanthropy
- Reading lane
- Biographies of Women for Kids