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Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. Touching and powerful, each poem is both accessible and emotionally charged, each line a glimpse into a child's soul as she searches for her place in the world. Woodson's...
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"Dream Variation, " one of Langston Hughes's most celebrated poems, about the dream of a world free of discrimination and racial prejudice, is now a picture book stunningly illustrated by Daniel Miyares...An African-American boy faces the harsh reality of segregation and racial prejudice, but he dreams of a different life--one full of freedom, hope, and wild possibility, where he can fling his arms wide in the face of the sun"--
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Imagination runs wild in Robert Louis Stevenson's classic poem about a child's daydream. Children love the natural music of poetry, and they're eager to learn and remember the words. Like music, poetry's rhymes and rhythms capture children's attention and inspire their imaginations. This collection brings the classic works of famed poets such as Robert Louis Stevenson and Edward Lear to the children of today. Additional features to aid comprehension...
10) Monster school
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"A book of poems that casts various monsters and creepy creatures in a school setting."--
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Some people have dresses for every occasion but Afiya needs only one. Her dress records the memories of her childhood, from roses in bloom to pigeons in flight, from tigers at the zoo to October leaves falling. A joyful celebration of a young girl's childhood, written by the late Coretta Scott King Book Award-winning Jamaican poet James Berry. -- provided by publisher.
12) Rooster summer
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"For the brother and sister in this story in verse, each day begins with a barnyard wakeup call. They are spending the summer on their grandparents' farm, where they collect eggs from the chicken coop, fill in for the farm dog by barking the cows home, and dance around the perfectly ripening watermelon growing in Grandma's garden. All their barnyard adventures happen in the company of Rexter, the rooster, Seed-Sack the mule and Ginger-Tea the farm...
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Black Authors: Poetry (SCPL-YS)
OBD Black History Month (February) - YOUTH
OBD Coretta Scott King Award - YOUTH
Telling a People's Story
OBD Black History Month (February) - YOUTH
OBD Coretta Scott King Award - YOUTH
Telling a People's Story
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A collection of poems, including "Golden Goodness," "Cranberry Red," and "Biscuit Brown," celebrating individuality and Afro-American identity.
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A collection of poems evoking the world and feelings of childhood, including "The land of Counterpane, " "My Shadow, " "The Swing, " "The Moon, " and "Looking Forward, " complemented by digitally restored, retro-style illustrations by two Caldecott Medalists.
16) Me I am!
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An illustrated poem which celebrates children who enjoy doing all kinds of activities. This poem originally appeared in The Random House book of poetry for children, published in 1983.
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Literally disturbed volume 2
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A collection of thirty poems includes rhyming tales featuring zombies, vampires, and other unearthly beings.
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