Dream Keeper and Other Poems, The
Publication Information
Author:  Hughes, Langston	Illustrator:  Pinkney, Brian
Title:  Dream Keeper and Other Poems, The	Date:  1994
Publisher:  Random House	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-679-84421-X	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    poetry
HSE Descriptor(s):    language arts - reading
Summary:
A reissue of Hughes' poetry book with seven additional poems (total of 66). The poems are short and make appropriate reading for all levels of learners. Many of the poems deal with issues of the African-American experience.
Teaching Ideas:
Teachers may want to pick and choose from this collection to combine with text sets or to read aloud. Students may choose a poem to present in class or may want to read Cooper's biography of Hughes, Coming Home, with the poems. The poems written in dialect may confuse some readers, but most of them are easily accessible.
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