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The Story of Gordon Parks: An Inspiring Story for Kids

The Story of Gordon Parks: An Inspiring Story for Kids

Nazari, Reza

Paperback

Biography

ISBN13: 9798896474357
Publisher: Effortless Math Education
Published: May 19 2025
Pages: 46
Weight: 0.22
Height: 0.12 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Capturing Courage - How Gordon Parks Turned One Camera into a World of Change
Far beyond ordinary picture books, The Story of Gordon Parks: An Inspiring Story for Kids sweeps young readers into the true-life journey of a boy who learned to turn darkness into dazzling light through the lens of a camera. Born in 1912 on a small farm in segregated Kansas, little Gordon faced harsh winters, harsher rules, and the hurtful belief that some dreams were not for him. Yet inside his pocket he carried a silent wish-to capture beauty, truth, and justice. When he was just fourteen, the death of his mother forced him to leave home and fend for himself. He worked as a singer on a jazz train, a waiter in a gentlemen's club, and even a basketball player for cash, but nothing felt quite right. One snowy day he discovered a second-hand camera in a pawnshop window. That three-dollar Kodak became his passport to greatness.

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