I, Too, Sing America |
Publication Information
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Author: Clinton, Catherine (comp.) |
Illustrator: Alcorn, Stephen |
Title: I, Too, Sing America |
Date: 1998 |
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin |
City: Boston |
ISBN, paperback: 0-395-89599-5 |
ISBN, hardback: |
Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
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Family:
Yes |
Young Adult:
Yes |
Picture:
Yes |
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
poetry, biography and autobiography
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HSE Descriptor(s):
language arts - reading| social studies
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Summary: |
This is a collection of poetry, arranged chronologically, by African-American poets. Biographies of the poets accompany their poems. |
Teaching Ideas: |
Teachers will want to review the book before using it; some poems and illustrations are more compelling than others. Still, this is an exhilarating and dynamic collection that showcases nearly 300 years of poetry. Read-alouds of individual poems might lead learners to research the poets or their other works. The chronological ordering makes the text useful in the study of history; learners may want to explore how the poetry changes over time and what elements remain the same. The biographies can be used to learn more about African-American authors.
Langston Hughes www.learner.org/catalog/literature/vvseries/vvspot/Hughes.html; Maya Angelou http://ucaswww.msm.uc.edu/worldtest/about/htm |
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