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The Dream Keeper: And Other Poems

Langston Hughes

Illus. in black-and-white. This classic collection of poetry is available in
a handsome new gift edition that includes seven additional poems written after
"The Dream Keeper" was first published. In a larger format, featuring
Brian Pinkney's scratchboard art on every spread, Hughes's inspirational
message to young people is as relevant today as it was in 1932. "There's no
better way to show kids what poetry is about than to share this
collection."-- "Booklist."

Book Details

  • Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
  • Publish Date: Dec 3rd, 1996
  • Pages: 83
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.02in - 6.55in - 0.40in - 0.46lb
  • EAN: 9780679883470
  • Recommended age: 08-12
  • Categories: Poetry - GeneralAfrican American & BlackHistory - United States - 20th Century

About the Author

Langston Hughes, is the most widely recognized African-American poet of the twentieth century. Born in Mississippi in 1902, he spent most of his adult life in Harlem, where he died in 1967.Brian Pinkney has received two Caldecott Honors, a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award.

Praise for this book

"There's no better way to show kids what poetry is about than to share this collection."--Booklist.