Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes

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.”

ISBN10: 1454903287
ISBN13: 9781454903284
Number Of Pages: 48
Publication Date: 20130101
Publisher: Sterling
Binding: Hardback
SKU: 9781454903284
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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.”