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Coming Home
The book tells the story of Langston Hughes' lonely childhood, demonstrating that certain themes and ideas that later emerged in Hughes' poetry grew from his experiences as a child.
Author: Cooper, Floyd |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Harlem Stomp!
Subtitled "A cultural history of the Harlem Renaissance," this book has 10 chapters that address how Harlem came to be a cultural "magnet" in the 1920s. The book interweaves history, poetry, and archival photos that brings the cultural history of Harlem t
Author: Hill, Laban Carrick |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading
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I, Too, Sing America
This is a collection of poetry, arranged chronologically, by African-American poets. Biographies of the poets accompany their poems.
Author: Clinton, Catherine (comp.) |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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Langston Hughes
This well written and engaging biography is accompanied by many of Hughes's poems, some of his other writing, and intriguing illustrations. Especially interesting for Ohio readers is the focus on his life in Cleveland and the influence of Karamu House.
Author: Meltzer, Milton |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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Langston Hughes: American Poet
This is a reissue of a picture book biography of Langston Hughes (originally published in 1974). The illustrations and Author's Note (a must read) are new.
Author: Walker, Alice |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Langston's Train Ride
This easy-reading picture book focuses on one episode from Langston Hughes's life--his realization that he WAS a poet. Reference is made to "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" and of the way its ideas developed.
Author: Burleigh, Robert |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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My People
Beautiful sepia-tone photographs illustrate Langston Hughes' poem "My People"
Author: Hughes, Langston |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | language arts - writing | social studies
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Negro Speaks of Rivers, The
E.B.Lewis depicts Langston Hughes' poem through beautful watercolor illustrations which help in the understanding of the poem.
Author: Hughes, Langston |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Negro Speaks of Rivers, The
E.B.Lewis depicts Langston Hughes' poem through beautful watercolor illustrations which help in the understanding of the poem.
Author: Hughes, Langston |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Langston Hughes: American Poet
This is a reissue of a picture book biography of Langston Hughes (originally published in 1974). The illustrations and Author's Note (a must read) are new.
Author: Walker, Alice |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
|
Negro Speaks of Rivers, The
E.B.Lewis depicts Langston Hughes' poem through beautful watercolor illustrations which help in the understanding of the poem.
Author: Hughes, Langston |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
|
Negro Speaks of Rivers, The
E.B.Lewis depicts Langston Hughes' poem through beautful watercolor illustrations which help in the understanding of the poem.
Author: Hughes, Langston |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
|
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Block, The
This collection of Langston Hughes poems is complemented by the illustrations of Romare Beardon. An introduction by Bill Cosby precedes the collection, and biographies of the poet and artist conclude it.
Author: Hughes, Langston |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Book of Rhythms, The
The chapters are essays by Langston Hughes on different aspects of rhythm. Wynton Marsalis wrote the introduction. In an afterword, Robert O'Meally places the book in the context of Hughes' involvement in the Harlem Renaissance and the McCarthy hearings
Coming Home
The book tells the story of Langston Hughes' lonely childhood, demonstrating that certain themes and ideas that later emerged in Hughes' poetry grew from his experiences as a child.
Author: Cooper, Floyd |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Dream Keeper and Other Poems, The
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.
Author: Hughes, Langston |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Free To Dream
This book, subtitled The Making of a Poet: Langston Hughes, offers Hughes's poetry as well as a biography.
Author: Osofsky, Audrey |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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Langston Hughes: American Poet
This is a reissue of a picture book biography of Langston Hughes (originally published in 1974). The illustrations and Author's Note (a must read) are new.
Author: Walker, Alice |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
|
Langston's Train Ride
This easy-reading picture book focuses on one episode from Langston Hughes's life--his realization that he WAS a poet. Reference is made to "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" and of the way its ideas developed.
Author: Burleigh, Robert |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Lives of the Writers: Comedies, Tragedies (and What the Neighbors Thought)
Organized chronologically, the book offers short biographies of famous writers with intriguing anecdotes to encourage readers to seek the literary works. The book includes a useful index, a glossary of literary terms and a short bibliography. Each biblio
Author: Krull, Kathleen |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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My People
Beautiful sepia-tone photographs illustrate Langston Hughes' poem "My People"
Author: Hughes, Langston |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | language arts - writing | social studies
|
Negro Speaks of Rivers, The
E.B.Lewis depicts Langston Hughes' poem through beautful watercolor illustrations which help in the understanding of the poem.
Author: Hughes, Langston |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
|
Negro Speaks of Rivers, The
E.B.Lewis depicts Langston Hughes' poem through beautful watercolor illustrations which help in the understanding of the poem.
Author: Hughes, Langston |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
|
Snow Toward Evening
In this book 13 poets and the landscape painter Thomas Locker combine to invite us to enjoy nature's splendor through the changing seasons.
Author: Frank, Josette (Editor) |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Soul Looks Back in Wonder, The
This lavishly illustrated book is a collection of 13 poems by African American poets such as Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, and Alexis de Veaux.
Author: Feelings, Tom |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Sweet Words So Brave
Narrated as a story told by a old, Black storyteller to a young child, the book relates the history of African American writers which is illustrated with beautiful, bold paintings by Jerry Butler. The use of different type faces may distract some readers
Author: Curry, Barbara & Brodie, James |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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