I Am the Darker Brother: An Anthology of Modern Poems by African Americans - Paperback
by Arnold Adoff
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Availability:In StockContributor:Arnold Adoff, Benny Andrews (Illustrator)Audience:Young AdultPublish date:1997-01-01Pages:192
Language:EnglishPublisher:Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9780689808692ISBN-10:689808690UPC:9780689808692Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:PoetrySize:7.14 x 4.26 x 0.57 inchesWeight:0.2403Product ID:SCC8VSJJHQ
I Am the Darker Brother: An Anthology of Modern Poems by African Americans
This honest and poignant young adult poetry collection addresses many different experiences of what it means to be black. The quintessential African American, a proud, lonely, vulnerable yet independent human being who has forged out of hardship that combination of endurance, understanding, and spirit called soul. This illustrated book collects poems by Langston Hughes, Mari Evans, Gwendolyn...
Audience: Young Adult
Language:EnglishPublisher:Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9780689808692ISBN-10:689808690UPC:9780689808692Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:PoetrySize:7.14 x 4.26 x 0.57 inchesWeight:0.2403Product ID:SCC8VSJJHQ
Arnold Adoff is an American children's writer. In 1988, the National Council of Teachers of English gave Adoff the Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. He has said, "I will always try to turn sights and sounds into words. I will always try to shape words into my singing poems." Benny Andrews (1930-2006) was an American artist, activist and educator. Born in Plainview, Georgia, Andrews...
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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