Jump to content

Laura Freeman: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 2: Line 2:
In a review of [[Hidden_Figures_(picture_book) | Hidden Figures]], writing for ''[[School Library Journal]],'' Megan Kilgallen said "Freeman’s full-color illustrations are stunning and chock-full of details, incorporating diagrams, mathematical formulas, and space motifs throughout . . . enhancing the whole book."<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Kilgallen|first=Megan|date=March 2018|title=Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race|journal=School Library Journal|volume=64|issue=3|pages=140|via=EBSCO|url=https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=hidden-figures-the-true-story-of-four-black-women-and-the-space-race|accessdate=2018-02-05}}</ref>
In a review of [[Hidden_Figures_(picture_book) | Hidden Figures]], writing for ''[[School Library Journal]],'' Megan Kilgallen said "Freeman’s full-color illustrations are stunning and chock-full of details, incorporating diagrams, mathematical formulas, and space motifs throughout . . . enhancing the whole book."<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Kilgallen|first=Megan|date=March 2018|title=Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race|journal=School Library Journal|volume=64|issue=3|pages=140|via=EBSCO|url=https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=hidden-figures-the-true-story-of-four-black-women-and-the-space-race|accessdate=2018-02-05}}</ref>


A native of New York City, she was the second of two girls born to African-American father, James Freeman, and Russian-Jewish mother, Gertrude.
A native of New York City, she was the older of two girls born to African-American father, James Freeman, and Russian-Jewish mother, Gertrude.


Her sister is the singer [[Roberta Freeman]].
Her sister is the singer [[Roberta Freeman]].

Revision as of 03:17, 18 July 2020

Laura Freeman is a children's book illustrator. She has illustrated many books, and done work for Highlights Magazine. In a review of Hidden Figures, writing for School Library Journal, Megan Kilgallen said "Freeman’s full-color illustrations are stunning and chock-full of details, incorporating diagrams, mathematical formulas, and space motifs throughout . . . enhancing the whole book."[1]

A native of New York City, she was the older of two girls born to African-American father, James Freeman, and Russian-Jewish mother, Gertrude.

Her sister is the singer Roberta Freeman.

  1. ^ Kilgallen, Megan (March 2018). "Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race". School Library Journal. 64 (3): 140. Retrieved 2018-02-05 – via EBSCO.