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Langston Hughes / edited by David Roessel & Arnold Rampersad ; illustrations by Benny Andrews.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Poetry for young peoplePublication details: New York : Sterling Children's Books, 2013, c2006.Edition: New edDescription: 48 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 1454903287
  • 9781454903284
Uniform titles:
  • Poems. Selections
Subject(s):
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: A collection of some of the poetry of Langston Hughes.
List(s) this item appears in: Poetry for Kids
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 811.54 H893 Available 33111007461540
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

WINNER OF THE 2007 CORETTA SCOTT KING ILLUSTRATOR HONOR AWARD! A fresh design and appealing new cover enliven this award-winning collection in the acclaimed Poetry for Young People series. Showcasing the extraordinary Langston Hughes, its edited by two leading poetry experts and features gallery-quality art by Benny Andrews that adds rich dimension to the words. Hughess magnificent, powerful words still resonate today, and the anthologized poems in this splendid volume include his best-loved works: "The Negro Speaks of Rivers"; "My People"; "Words Like Freedom"; "Harlem"; and "I, Too"--his sharp, pointed response to Walt Whitmans "I Hear America Singing."

Includes index.

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.

A collection of some of the poetry of Langston Hughes.

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