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One last word : wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance / Nikki Grimes ; artwork by Cozbi A. Cabrera, R. Gregory Christie, Pat Cummings, Jan Spivey Gilchrist, Ebony Glenn, Nikki Grimes, E.B. Lewis, Frank Morrison, Christopher Myers, Brian Pinkney, Sean Qualls, James Ransome, Javaka Steptoe, Shadra Strickland, Elizabeth Zunon.

Van Pelt - Notable Juvenile Books PS3557.R489982 A6 2020
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Grimes, Nikki, author, illustrator.
Bennett, Gwendolyn, 1902-1981, author.
Cullen, Countee, 1903-1946, author.
Cuney, William Waring, 1906-1976, author.
Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906, author.
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967, author.
Johnson, Georgia Douglas, 1886-1966, author.
Thompson, Clara Ann, author.
Toomer, Jean, 1894-1967, author.
Contributor:
Rosengarten Family Fund.
Cabrera, Cozbi A., illustrator.
Christie, R. Gregory, 1971- illustrator.
Cummings, Pat, illustrator.
Gilchrist, Jan Spivey, illustrator.
Glenn, Ebony, illustrator.
Lewis, E. B. (Earl Bradley), 1956- illustrator.
Morrison, Frank, 1971- illustrator.
Myers, Christopher, illustrator.
Pinkney, J. Brian, illustrator.
Qualls, Sean, illustrator.
Ransome, James, illustrator.
Steptoe, Javaka, 1971- illustrator.
Strickland, Shadra, illustrator.
Zunon, Elizabeth, illustrator.
Award Winning and Notable Children's and Young Adult Books (University of Pennsylvania)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
African Americans--Poetry.
African Americans.
African Americans--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Juvenile poetry.
People and places--African Americans--Juvenile poetry.
People and places.
United States--History--Juvenile poetry.
United States.
United States history.
Genre:
Juvenile works.
History.
Poetry
Poetry.
Physical Description:
120 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm
Edition:
Paperback edition.
Place of Publication:
New York, NY : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2020.
Summary:
"Inspired by the writers of the Harlem Renaissance, bestselling author Nikki Grimes uses the "Golden Shovel" poetic method to create wholly original poems based on the works of master poets like Langston Hughes, Georgia Douglas Johnson, Jean Toomer, and others who enriched history during this era. Each poem is paired with one-of-a-kind artwork from today's most exciting African American illustrators, creating an emotional and thought-provoking book with timely themes for today's readers"--Page 4 of cover
Contents:
Emergency measures / by Nikki Grimes
Storm ending / by Jean Toomer
Truth / by Nikki Grimes
Life and death / by Clara Ann Thompson
Crucible of champions / by Nikki Grimes
For a poet / by Countee Cullen
A safe place / by Nikki Grimes
Calling dreams / by Georgia Douglas Johnson
The sculptor / by Nikki Grimes
We wear the mask / by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Jabari unmasked / by Nikki Grimes
Mother to son / by Langston Hughes
Lessons / by Nikki Grimes
As the eagle soars / by Jean Toomer
No hamsters here / by Nikki Grimes
An excerpt from To Usward / by Gwendolyn Bennett
In search of a superpower / by Nikki Grimes
Hope / by Georgia Douglas Johnson
On bully patrol / by Nikki Grimes
The Negro speaks of rivers / by Langston Hughes
David's old soul / by Nikki Grimes
To a dark girl / by Gwendolyn Bennett
Through the eyes of artists / by Nikki Grimes
Common dust / by Georgia Douglas Johnson
A dark date for Josh / by Nikki Grimes
No images / by Waring Cuney
Blurred beauty / by Nikki Grimes
The minor key / by Clara Ann Thompson
Common denominator / by Nikki Grimes
I leave the glory days / by Nikki Grimes.
Notes:
Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, 2017.
A Junior Library Guild selection.
Boston Globe/Horn Book Fiction & Poetry Honor, 2017
School Library Journal's Best Books, 2017
Includes bibliographical references (pages 116-117) and index.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
Other Format:
Online version: Grimes, Nikki. One last word.
ISBN:
9781681196022
1681196026
OCLC:
948337254
Publisher Number:
99990664244

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