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The palm of my heart : poetry by African American children / edited by Davida Adedjouma ; illustrated by Gregory Christie ; introduction by Lucille Clifton.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Tehon Collection PS591.N4 P25 1996
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American children's writings.
- Children's poetry, American.
- African Americans--Juvenile poetry.
- African Americans.
- American poetry--African American authors.
- African Americans--Poetry.
- Children's writings.
- Genre:
- Juvenile works.
- Poetry.
- Penn Provenance:
- Tehon, Atha (former owner) (Tehon Collection copy)
- Tehon, Susan (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
- Edition:
- [First edition].
- Manufacture:
- Hong Kong : Printed by South China Printing Co. (1988) Ltd.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Lee & Low Books Inc., [©1996]
- Summary:
- A collection of poems written by Afro-American children celebrating what it means to be Black.
- Contents:
- Lucille Clifton.
- Pre'Chezz Rudolph.
- T.J. Moore Jr.
- Shawnta'Ya Jones.
- Tyler Matthew Armour.
- Brittney Jackson-Taylor.
- Ratisha Hawkins.
- Raykeisha Jones.
- Sheltonn La'Mar Johnson.
- Rashonda Hawkins.
- Felicia Renee Brazil.
- Erica Nicole Rose.
- Tonisha Annette Farmer.
- Aaron Matthew Flomo.
- Myisha Patrice Farmer.
- Brandon N. Johnson.
- Shannon Chavers.
- Briana E. Johnson.
- Thelma Louise Lee.
- Andreya Renee Allen.
- Lauren Crisler.
- Notes:
- "Art Direction and Design by Lou DiLorenzo"--t.p. verso.
- The text is sed in Gill Sans, Rockwell, and Sabon."
- "First Edition."
- "The illustrations are rendered in acrylic and colored pencil."
- Designed by Atha Tehon.
- Coretta Scott King Book Awards - Illustrator, Honor, 1997
- Local Notes:
- Tehon Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2014 by Susan Tehon.
- Tehon Collection copy: dust jacket retained.
- Tehon Collection copy has Coretta Scott King Award sticker on dust jacket.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Palm of my heart.
- ISBN:
- 1880000415
- 9781880000410
- 1880000768
- 9781880000762
- OCLC:
- 34514730
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