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Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967.
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Blacks -- Juvenile poetry.
Coretta Scott King Award.
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Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967.
Blacks -- Juvenile poetry.
Coretta Scott King Award.
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Langston Hughes / edited by David Roessel & Arnold Rampersad ; illustrations by Benny Andrews.
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Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967.
Sterling Children's Books, c2013.
Call #:
811
.52
H893Lh
2013
Subjects
Blacks -- Juvenile poetry.
Coretta Scott King Award.
Series
Poetry for young people.
ISBN:
9781454903284
1454903287
Uniform title:
Poems. Selections.
Edition:
New ed.
Description:
48 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Previous edition, 2006.
Contents:
The negro speaks of rivers -- Aunt Sue's stories -- Danse Africaine -- Mother to son -- When Sue wears read -- My people -- Youth -- Dream variations -- The dream keeper -- Walkers with the dawn -- I, too -- The weary blues -- Homesick blues -- Hey! -- Hey hey! -- Afro-American fragment -- Genius child -- Note on commercial theatre -- Merry-go-round -- Words like freedom -- Still here -- I dream a world -- Final curve -- Theme for English B -- Harlem -- Drums.
Summary:
Offers an introduction to the world of Langston Hughes, one of the central figures in the Harlem Renaissance, and presents a selection of his poems that reflect African American culture and experience. This collection celebrates the beloved African American poet Langston Hughes, a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920-30's. His poetry was used to champion African Americans and voice his concerns about race and social injustice. An introduction and contextual notes about each poem are included.
Awards:
Winner of the 2007 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award.
Genre:
Children's poetry.
Children's poetry, American.
Other authors:
Roessel, David E. (David Ernest), 1954-
Rampersad, Arnold.
Andrews, Benny, 1930-2006.
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Halifax North Memorial Public Library
Children's Black Nonfiction
811.52 H893Lh 2013
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Children's Black Nonfiction
811.52 H893Lh 2013
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