ions and upheavals of the twentieth century. Finally, they can read firsthand accounts of the risks undertaken by female photojournalists on the war fronts and in foreign countries whose cultures proscribe independent activity by women.
Lowry, Lois. Looking Back: A Book of Memories. 1998. 192p. Houghton/Walter Lorraine, $16 (0-395-89543-X); Delacorte, paper, $12.95 (0-385-32699-8).
Gr. 4–8. In this unusually constructed memoir, Lowry randomly assembles photographs of herself, her family, and her friends. These are interwoven with episodes from her life, brief excerpts from her books, and linkages to the characters Lowry has created.
Partridge, Elizabeth. Restless Spirit: The Life and Work of Dorothea Lange. 1998. 128p. Viking, $21.99 (0-670-87888-X); Puffin, paper, $10.99 (0-14-230024-1).
Gr. 6–up. This fine photo-essay contains more than 60 black-and-white photographs showing Lange’s empathy for her subjects. Partridge draws a portrait of not only Lange’s professional challenges but her personal ones as well, especially her father’s desertion of the family in her youth and her encounter with polio.
Rubin, Susan Goldman. Margaret Bourke-White: Her Pictures Were Her Life. 1999. 96p. Abrams, $19.95 (0-8109-4381-6).
Gr. 6–up. This excellent biography is perfect for middle- and high-school students and gives broad coverage of Bourke-White’s life and career. The book discusses how she was one of the “Founding Four” Life magazine photographers and was sent on assignment during World War II. The accompanying photographic reproductions are authentic to her professional intentions in their crispness and clarity. Also see Emily Keller’s Margaret Bourke-White: A Photographer’s Life (Lerner, 1996).
Sills, Leslie. In Real Life: Six Women Photographers. 2000. 80p. Holiday, $19.95 (0-8234-1498-1); paper, $9.95 (0-8234-1752-2).
Gr. 7–up. This collective biography is a wonderful source of information about the lives of Imogen Cunningham, Dorothea Lange, Lola Alvarez Bravo, Cindy Sherman, Carrie Mae Weems, and Elsa Dorfman. The reproductions of their photographic works are excellent, with crisp resolution on glossy white paper.
Welch, Catherine A. Margaret Bourke-White. Illus. by Jennifer Hagerman. 1997. 64p. Lerner/Carolrhoda, $22.60 (0-87614-890-9).
Gr. 2–4. This is a good introduction to Bourke-White’s successful career as she exposed human tragedy to the world. Colored chalk drawings are substituted for reproductions of her photographs.
Welch, Catherine A. Margaret Bourke-White: Racing with a Dream. 1998. 112p. Lerner/Carolrhoda, $25.26 (1-57505-049-8).
Gr. 4–7. This biography details how Bourke-White made transitions from industrial photography to advertising to photo-essays. A clear and attractive design, plus small photo reproductions, marks this book in the Trailblazers series.
Wolf, Sylvia. FOCUS: Five Women Photographers. 1994. 64p. Whitman, o.p.
Gr. 5–7. Though out of print, this collective biography is an outstanding reference. The photographers whose lives and works it includes are Julia Margaret Cameron, Margaret Bourke-White, Flor Garduno, Sandy Skoglund, and Lorna Simpson.
Wooten, Sara McIntosh. Margaret Bourke-White: Daring Photographer. 2002. 128p. Enslow, $20.95 (0-7660-1534-3).
Gr. 4–6. This accessible volume from the People to Know series follows Bourke-White’s professional and personal life.
Ewald, Wendy. The Best Part of Me: Children Talk about Their Bodies in Pictures and Words. 2001. 32p. Little, Brown, $16.95 (0-316-70306-0).
Gr. 1–3. Wendy Ewald asked children a compelling question: What is the best part of you? An outgrowth of the Literacy through Photography program Ewald originated at Duke University, this is an example of how photography and writing can be combined to encourage kids, particularly girls, to think more positively about their own bodies.
Grossman, Mendel, and Frank Dabba Smith. My Secret Camera: Life in the Lodz Ghetto. 2000. 32p. Harcourt/Gulliver, $16 (0-15-202306-2).
Gr. 4–8. Black-and-white images tell the story of loving, vivacious people who were reduced to subsistence living conditions i