ABC of African American Poetry

Not an alphabet book in the usual sense, this highly creative work catches the essence of 25 poems and an African American spiritual. Short full verses or complete poems are presented, but more often Bryan has chosen a fragment, a sample that may lure the reader on to the whole. Full color.

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Ashley Bryan, Bryan Ashley
• Assisted by: Ashley Bryan (Illustration)
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 6 to 9
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.1997
• EAN: 9780689812095
• ISBN: 978-0-689-81209-5
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 229 mm x 305 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 498 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Natural science, technology; Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; USA, English, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Literary Criticism & Collections, People & places (Children's / Teenage), United States of America, USA, Educational: English Literature, Educational: First / native language: Literature studies, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Places / United States, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Community & Neighbors