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ⓘ About Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou was an American author and poet in addition to other things. She was born with the name of Marguerite Ann Johnson. She was known for her extensive non fiction work. She died on May 28, 2014. Angelou has been featured in a variety of television programs and movies. She was the narrator for a Sesame Street video called Elmo Saves Christmas in 1996. She appeared in Touched by an Angel and many more programs and videos. In her career she had come out with books of poetry, of essays, and works about her life. Maya has also been credited with appearing in plays, movies, as well as television shows. She has received an incredible amount of honorary degrees as well as several awards.
All Book Series by Maya Angelou
Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Diiie
Series opener · book 1 of 18 · published 1971
Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas
Book 3 of 7 · published 1976
Walt Whitman
Series opener · book 1 of 28 · published 1977 Anthology · Walt Whitman
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Book 6 of 28 · published 1998 Anthology · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Book 7 of 28 · published 1999 Anthology · Edna St. Vincent Millay
Robert Louis Stevenson
Book 8 of 28 · published 2000 Anthology · Robert Louis Stevenson
William Shakespeare
Book 9 of 28 · published 2000 Anthology · William Shakespeare
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Book 16 of 28 · published 2003 Anthology · Samuel Taylor Coleridge
William Wordsworth
Book 17 of 28 · published 2003 Anthology · William Wordsworth
William Carlos Williams
Book 19 of 28 · published 2003 Anthology · William Carlos Williams
Poetry for Young People: Carl Sandburg
Book 26 of 28 · published 2008 Anthology · Carl Sandburg
African American Poetry
Book 27 of 28 · published 2013 Anthology · Karen Barbour
Poetry for Kids: Walt Whitman
Latest in the series · book 28 of 28 · published 2017 Anthology · Walt Whitman
Made With Love: The Meals On Wheels Family Cookbook
Book 9 of 11 · published 2012
Coming of Age in a Hardscrabble World
Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2019
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Maya Angelou?
Maya Angelou was an American author and poet in addition to other things. She was born with the name of Marguerite Ann Johnson. She was known for her extensive non fiction work.
Which Maya Angelou series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Maya Angelou's Autobiography series, the earliest of Maya Angelou's multi-book series: it opens with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969) and runs to 7 books across 1969–2013, ending with Mom & Me & Mom (2013). Maya Angelou's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Maya Angelou written?
Maya Angelou has 89 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1968 and 2019. 40 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Maya Angelou's Autobiography series with 7 books — and 49 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Maya Angelou's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Maya Angelou's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Maya Angelou's Autobiography (1969–2013, 7 books) and Maya's World (2004–2005, 5 books).
How are Maya Angelou's books organised into series?
This guide splits Maya Angelou's 89 books into 3 named series and 49 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Maya Angelou's Autobiography (7 books, 1969–2013); Maya's World (5 books, 2004–2005); Poetry for Young People (28 books, 1977–2017).