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Ashley Bryan's ABC of African American Poetry Reprint Edition
Contributor(s): Bryan, Ashley (Author), Bryan, Ashley (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 0689840454 ISBN-13: 9780689840456
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2001
Annotation: Thus begins Coretta Scott King Award-winner Ashley Bryan's collection of inspiring excerpts of poems by celebrated African American poets. Beautifully illustrated with his own tempera and gouache paintings, Ashley Bryan's unique alphabet book will delight readers of any age.

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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry - General
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - African-american

Dewey: 811.54

LCCN: 96-25148

Age Level: 4-8

Grade Level: PreK-3

Physical Information: 0.11" H x 7.68" W x 11.94" L (0.38 lbs) 32 pages

Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American

Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 11/20/2000 pg. 70

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Publisher Description:
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.

Contributor Bio(s): Bryan, Ashley: - Ashley Bryan grew up to the sound of his mother singing from morning to night, and he has shared the joy of song with children ever since. A beloved illustrator, he was recently named a Newbery Honoree for his picture book, Freedom Over Me. He has also been the recipient of the Coretta Scott King--Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award; the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award; has been 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 lives in Islesford, one of the Cranberry Isles off the coast of Maine.

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