Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes

By Langston Hughes

Book Overview

WINNER OF THE 2007 CORETTA SCOTT KING ILLUSTRATOR HONOR AWARD A fresh design and appealing new cover enliven this award-winning collection in the acclaimed Poetry for Young People series. Showcasing the extraordinary Langston Hughes, it's edited by two leading poetry experts and features gallery-quality art by Benny Andrews that adds rich dimension to the words. Hughes's magnificent, powerful words still resonate today, and the anthologized poems in this splendid volume include his best-loved works: "The Negro Speaks of Rivers"; "My People"; "Words Like Freedom"; "Harlem"; and "I, Too"--his sharp, pointed response to Walt Whitman's "I Hear America Singing."

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1454903287
• ISBN13: 9781454903284
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Sterling Children's Books
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.8" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 8 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 3 and higher