Age
4-8
Grade
PK-3
Ashley Bryan
Ashley Bryan's ABC of African American Poetry
Paperback
(Atheneum Books for Young Readers Jan. 1, 2001)
, Reprint Edition
"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.
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.
- ISBN
- 0689840454 / 9780689840456
- Pages
- 32
- Weight
- 6.1 oz.
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 0.2 in.
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