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The Entrance Place of Wonders
Poems of the Harlem Renaissance
By Muse, Daphne & Webb, Charlotte
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-81095-997-2
- Publisher
- Abrams Books for Young Readers
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2006
Gr 2-6 Twenty poems written during the Harlem Renaissance are perfectly paired with exuberant oil paintings. Familiar poets such as Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, James Weldon Johnson, and Claude McKay are joined by less immediately recognized names such as Effie Lee Newsome, Dorothy Vena Johnson, and Gladys May Caseley-Hayford. Their collective work, firmly grounded in this exciting explosion of African-American culture, affirms the joy of life and of personal growth and discovery. Madeline G. Allison -s -Children of the Sun - reminds youngsters that -...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
