Brown Angels: An Album of Pictures and Verse

By Walter Dean Myers

Book Overview

'The distinguished novelist has culled his personal collection of turn-of-the-century photographs of African-American children and composed the verses that accompany this enchanting selection of youngsters.' --NYT. 'A unique celebration of the continuum of human life and of childhood in all its robustness, fragility, and evanescent beauty. . . . An exquisite album. The 42 superbly reproduced black-and-white and sepia prints radiate intensely with the personalities of their subjects.' --SLJ. 'The poet, inspired by the photographs, affirms the black experience in a lyrical, tender, and sometimes humorous voice.' --H. Notable Children's Books of 1994 (ALA) 1994 Notable Trade Books in the Language Arts (NCTE) 1994 Books for the Teen Age (NY Public Library) Children's Books of 1993 (Library of Congress)

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060229179
• ISBN13: 9780060229177
• Release Date: November 1993
• Publisher: Collins
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.3" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Wonderful book!

I ordered this book for my 8 year old and we both love it. It arrived in a timely fashion and we are very pleased with our purchase.

It's Wonderful, Adorable, and Heart Warming

It's a wonderful make you feel good book. A great gift idea for all ages. The photos are beautiful and heart warming. I have given this book as a gift many times and everyone adores it.

Wow!

Just think, if I hadn't wandered by the poetry section and decided to look at the books, I might have never discovered this gem. I only found this because of a student's request for rhyming books and an admiration of Waler Dean Myers. Thanks fate.

A Wonderful Collecton of Photos and Verse

Brown Angels is surely to make you smile with its collection of adorable and emotional photographs. A wonderful gift idea.

An addorable, heart warming, make-you-feel-better book.

This book is filled with pictures of addorable and sweet African-American children. They are pretty old photographs. They made me giggle and smile. A good present.