Ashley Bryan's ABC of African American Poetry by Bryan, Ashley

Ashley Bryan's ABC of African American Poetry (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780689840456)

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Ashley Bryan's ABC of African American Poetry by Bryan, Ashley

Ashley Bryan's ABC of African American Poetry

$8.99
Ashley Bryan's ABC of African American Poetry by Bryan, Ashley

Ashley Bryan's ABC of African American Poetry

$8.99
Format: Paperback
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From Coretta Scott King Award-winning creator Ashley Bryan comes a luminously illustrated primer on celebrated African American poets, from A to Z.

"And God stepped out on space,
And he looked around and said:
I'm lonely--I'll make me a world."
--James Weldon Johnson

This collection brings together inspiring excerpts of poems by celebrated African American poets and is sure to delight readers of all ages.

Author: Ashley Bryan
ISBN-10: 0689840454
ISBN-13: 9780689840456
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2001
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 11.94h x 7.68w x 0.11d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 11/20/2000 pg. 70
By Ashley Bryan
By Ashley Bryan
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Ashley Bryan (1923-2022) grew up to the sound of his mother singing from morning to night, and he shared the joy of song with children. A beloved illustrator, he was named a Newbery Honoree for his picture book, Freedom Over Me. He also received the Coretta Scott King--Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, was a May Hill Arbuthnot lecturer, a Coretta Scott King Award winner, and the recipient of countless other awards and recognitions. His books include Freedom Over Me; Sail Away; Beautiful Blackbird; Beat the Story-Drum, Pum Pum; Let It Shine; Ashley Bryan's Book of Puppets; and What a Wonderful World. He lived in Islesford, one of the Cranberry Isles off the coast of Maine.

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