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Works for Children and Young Adults: Poetry, Fiction, and Other Writing: 11
Hughes, Langston. Ed(S): Johnson, Dianne
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Description for Works for Children and Young Adults: Poetry, Fiction, and Other Writing: 11
hardcover. As well as his prolific output of poetry, fiction and polemic material, Langston Hughes was also committed to writing for children. This volume contains "The First Book of Negroes", "The First Book of Rhythms", four pieces published in "The Brownies' Book", as well as uncollected poems and more. Editor(s): Johnson, Dianne. Series: The Collected Works of Langston Hughes. Num Pages: 392 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; YQE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 37. Weight in Grams: 792.
Throughout his long career as a poet, fiction writer, and chronicler of the situation of blacks throughout the world, Langston Hughes also wrote books for children. Whether fiction, poetry, or nonfiction, these works are true literature into which he put much research, thought, creative energy, and love. His young readers then and now can sense that they are just as important as his adult audience, while adult readers can appreciate the skill of a great writer able to speak to readers of all ages. Beginning with four pieces Hughes published in The Brownies' Book, a magazine for black children ... Read more
Throughout his long career as a poet, fiction writer, and chronicler of the situation of blacks throughout the world, Langston Hughes also wrote books for children. Whether fiction, poetry, or nonfiction, these works are true literature into which he put much research, thought, creative energy, and love. His young readers then and now can sense that they are just as important as his adult audience, while adult readers can appreciate the skill of a great writer able to speak to readers of all ages. Beginning with four pieces Hughes published in The Brownies' Book, a magazine for black children ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Missouri Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Series
The Collected Works of Langston Hughes
Number of Pages
420
Place of Publication
Missouri, United States
ISBN
9780826214980
SKU
V9780826214980
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About Hughes, Langston. Ed(S): Johnson, Dianne
Dianne Johnson is Professor of English at the University of South Carolina. She is the author or editor of a number of books for both adults and young readers, including Sitting Pretty: A Celebration of Black Dolls and The Best of the Brownies' Book.
Reviews for Works for Children and Young Adults: Poetry, Fiction, and Other Writing: 11
"Faced too often by the segregation and scorn of a surrounding white world, America's Negro children are in pressing need of books that will give them back their souls. They do not know the beauty they possess." - Langston Hughes, 1930