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Who was Langston Hughes? / by Billy Merrell ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Who HQ NOW | Who was-- ?Publisher: New York : Penguin Workshop, 2024Copyright date: ©2024Description: 108 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780593658543
  • 059365854X
  • 9780593658550
  • 0593658558
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Who was Langston Hughes? -- Growing up Black -- Class poet -- Far from home -- Reborn in Harlem -- Always moving on -- Poet on tour -- Finding community abroad -- Political poet -- The dream keeper -- Timelines.
Summary: "Langston Hughes was born in Joplin, Missouri, and was raised by his grandmother, who told him many stories of the Black American experience and taught him to be proud of his race from a young age. With her guidance, Langston became a talented writer in high school, creating dramatic plays, poetry, and articles for the school paper. His career as a writer would continue to blossom. Langston pioneered jazz poetry and published nearly twenty poetry books during his lifetime. He was an activist and a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance period"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Biography New HUGHES, L. M568 Available 33111011116890
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Biography New HUGHES, L. M568 Available 33111011247349
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Find out how a young boy from the Midwest became one of the most important writers and activists of the Harlem Renaissance in this addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling series!

Langston Hughes was born in Joplin, Missouri, and was raised by his grandmother, who told him many stories of the Black American experience and taught him to be proud of his race from a young age. With her guidance, Langston went on to become a talented writer in high school, creating dramatic plays, poetry, and articles for the school paper. His career as a writer would continue to blossom. Langston pioneered Jazz Poetry and published nearly twenty poetry books during his lifetime as well as novels, books for children, nonfiction books, and plays. He was an activist and a major figure of the Harlem Renaissance period, alongside Zora Neale Hurston and Countee Cullen. Young readers can learn about Langston's beloved writing, including some of his most famous poems "Dreams" and "The Weary Blues," and his long-lasting legacy in this middle-grade biography.

Includes bibliographical references (page 108).

Who was Langston Hughes? -- Growing up Black -- Class poet -- Far from home -- Reborn in Harlem -- Always moving on -- Poet on tour -- Finding community abroad -- Political poet -- The dream keeper -- Timelines.

"Langston Hughes was born in Joplin, Missouri, and was raised by his grandmother, who told him many stories of the Black American experience and taught him to be proud of his race from a young age. With her guidance, Langston became a talented writer in high school, creating dramatic plays, poetry, and articles for the school paper. His career as a writer would continue to blossom. Langston pioneered jazz poetry and published nearly twenty poetry books during his lifetime. He was an activist and a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance period"-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 8-12 Penguin Workshop.

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