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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2009
K-Up Smith's knack for pairing poetry and photography is well documented in books such as "Hoop Queens" (Candlewick, 2003) and Rudyard Kipling's "If" (S & S, 2006). Here, his artful images engage in a lyrical and lively dance with Langston Hughes's brief ode to black beauty. Dramatic sepia portraits of African Americansranging from a cherubic, chubby-cheeked toddler to a graying elder whose face is etched with lin...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
Reflecting Hughes's powerful words, Smith's sepia-tone photographs depict African Americans across generations. Aged, t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More