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Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
poetry
Copyright Year
2001-01-01
Page Count
32
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9780689840456
Themes
african american history

Ashley Bryan's ABC of African American Poetry

Written and Illustrated by Ashley Bryan

"And God stepped out on space, And he looked around and said: I'm lonely -- I'll make me a world." -- James Weldon Johnson

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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Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
poetry
Copyright Year
2001-01-01
Page Count
32
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9780689840456
Themes
african american history
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