Melvin and Mario Van Peebles
From the Set Groundbreakers: Black Moviemakers
Father and son Melvin and Mario Van Peebles are groundbreaking moviemakers. They created unique films about Black Americans that changed the course of cinematic history. This book explores their lives and their fascinating films. Includes table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, filmography, and sidebars.
| Interest Level | Grade 3 - Grade 6 |
|---|---|
| Reading Level | Grade 4 |
| Dewey | 791.4302/330922 B |
| Lexile | 740L |
| ATOS Reading Level | |
| Guided Reading Level | S |
| Publisher | Cherry Lake Publishing |
| Series | Groundbreakers: Black Moviemakers |
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Available Formats | Reinforced book (9781668919804), Paperback (9781668920824), PDF (9781668923481), ePub (9781668922156), Hosted ebook (9781668926147), Kindle (9781668924815) |
| Copyright | 2023 |
| Number of Pages | 24 |
| Dimensions | 8.25 x 8.25 |
| Graphics | Full-color photographs, Historical photographs |
Author: Joyce Markovics
Joyce Markovics has written more than 500 nonfiction children's books (or at least two giraffe-sized stacks) on topics ranging from killer plants and marvelous mummies to protest marches and Black filmmakers. She recently started her own book development company, Bowerbird Books. Joyce is passionate about telling stories that captivate and inspire young readers. In her free time, she cleans old gravestones, collects oddities, and volunteers at an animal sanctuary.
Author: Alrick A. Brown
Alrick A. Brown is a storyteller and an Assistant Professor at NYU who uses filmmaking to touch the hearts and challenge the minds of his audiences. His creativity is shaped by his time living and working in West Africa, and his upbringing in New Jersey, and his travels around the world.
- This Is Melvin and Mario
- Early Life
- Making Movies
- Impact
- Filmography
- Glossary
- Find Out More
- Index
- About the Authors
| Author/Illustrator biography |
| Glossary of key words |
| Index |
| Informative sidebars |
| Table of contents |
| Full-color photographs, Historical photographs |
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