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1) Remember
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"Picture book adaptation of US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo's iconic poem, Remember."--
2) Maya Angelou
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Collects and illustrates twenty-five poems by African-American author Maya Angelou, including "Me and My Work," "Still I Rise," and "A Brave and Startling Truth," and includes poem introductions and notes.
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11th-12th Grade Reading
ALA Youth Media Award Winners 2023
Nashville Reads 2024 | The Works of Jason Reynolds
ALA Youth Media Award Winners 2023
Nashville Reads 2024 | The Works of Jason Reynolds
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"A smash up of art and text that viscerally captures what it is to be Black. In America. Right Now"--
10) Langston Hughes
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A brief profile of African American poet Langston Hughes accompanies some of his better known poems for children.
14) Christmas carol
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An illustrated version of the poem describing all those that were present at the singing of the first Christmas carol.
15) Truck talk
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A collection of poems in which various kinds of trucks, including a garbage trucks, a tow truck, a cement mixer, and a fire truck, describe what they do.
16) My people
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Hughes's spare yet eloquent tribute to his people has been cherished for generations. Now, acclaimed photographer Smith interprets this beloved poem in vivid sepia photographs that capture the glory, the beauty, and the soul of being a black American today.
19) Night wishes
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"Featuring fourteen poems by multiple authors, this anthology imagines how clocks, teddy bears, and other bedtime companions say good night"--
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