All the Colors of the Race [Library Binding]

Arnold Adoff (Author), John Steptoe (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1982

A collection of poems written from the point of view of a child with a black mother and a white father.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Dynamic brown-toned portraits highlight this collection of verses that speak eloquently of many races and colors. Ages 10-up.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Review

All The Colors Of The Race
All The Colors Of The Race
At The Meeting
Bad Guys
Borders
Flavors (1)
Flavors (2)
Flavors (3)
For Every One
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Great Grandma Ida
I Am
I Am Making A Circle For My Self
I Can Do My Hair
I Know The Rules
I Know We Can G Back So Far
I Think The Real Color Is Behind The Color
I Was Harriet
If They Hate Me
In Both The Families
In Our One Family
The Lady Said:
Of The Race
On My Applications
Passing
Past
Remember:
Some Old Ones
A Song (1)
A Song (2)
Still Finding Out
Sum People
There Is So Much
Trilingual
The Way I See Any Hope For Later
We Are Talking About
When They Asked
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder® --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Library Binding: 56 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (February 1, 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688008801
• ISBN-13: 978-0688008802
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 6.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,370,604 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars All the Colors of the Race, November 18, 2000

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William ScobeyPolacheck (Glendale, WI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All the Colors of the Race (Library Binding)

I enjoyed reading All the Colors of the Race by Arnold Adoff. (Illustrated by John Steptoe.) It was interesting how Adoff writes from the perspective of a girl. With such strong sentiments, I couldn't help but wonder if there is any relation to his own life or that of someone he knows. I have read other poetry books by Adoff, and this was one of my favorites. In "I am making a circle for my self," I enjoyed the references to Golda Meir and Moses. In "The way I see any hope for later," Adoff powerfully addresses issues of race and gender, saying that we need to "stop looking" and "start loving." What a powerful poem! Even the layout of the words adds to the effect. "Remember:" makes an interesting reference to the fact that way back when there was only one race--a fact that makes one wonder how we ever became so divided.