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Children of Promise: African-American Literature and Art for Young People [Hardcover]

Charles Sullivan (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)


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9 and up
Poems, prose, photographs, and paintings explore the African-American experience as seen through art and literature by blacks or about black subjects.

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From Publishers Weekly

The work of more than 60 writers, poets, painters, photographers and historical figures forms this richly diverse and well-chosen introduction to African American culture. Accompanying a loose chronology of political milestones from the colonial era to the present are songs of the field and chain gang, a Benin bronze and folk sculpture and more. Langston Hughes, W.E.B. Du Bois and Jacob Lawrence shine brightly here, as do paintings by John Copley, George Bellows and Thomas Eakins, representing a sympathetic white viewpoint. Captions for the old photographs attest to hope prevailing in bad times, but ultimately the pride inherent in Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech and Florence Griffith Joyner's Olympic medals succumbs to frequent hints that matters are worsening for many of today's African Americans. Concluding this lovingly produced volume, Gwendolyn Brooks's poem, "To the Young Who Want to Die," becomes a moving plea to live for a brighter day. All ages.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

Grade 4 Up-- This presentation of literature and art for young people is elegant, appealing, rich, and dramatic with moments from African-American history. Its contents touch all periods from slavery to the present. It claims 100 poems, folk songs, and other literary excerpts that accompany more than 80 historical photographs and reproductions of paintings and sculptures. While the index is not inclusive, this is an aesthetically gratifying book that deserves wide distribution.
- Helen E. Williams, formerly at University of Maryland, College Park
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  • Hardcover: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Harry N. Abrams; First Edition edition (October 10, 1991)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0810931702
  • ISBN-13: 978-0810931701
  • Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 8.9 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #898,008 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars An attractive introduction for kids, May 23, 2003
This review is from: Children of Promise: African-American Literature and Art for Young People (Hardcover)
This book presents an attractive and appealing introduction for children. It provides brief biographical notes (1-2 sentence) and many of the poems and prose are simply snippets, but it's designed to whet the appetite for something more, something it does admirably.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Celebrate you, the arts & success in the middle school class, May 16, 2002
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Have you ever tried to teach a classroom of 30 or more 8th graders of varying abilities to read and focus? Try it, and I recommend this book in your classroom, also a textbook called African American Literature (Holt, Rinehart, & Winston), lyrics to new popular songs and golden oldies... etc.

Back to the book, VERY much fun. Has poetry by Langston Huges, Gwendolyn Brooks, etc. A plethora of unique artwork! Interesting biographical notes in the back of the famous African Americans referred to in the book such as James Baldwin, Lucille Clifton, and Jimi Hendrix.

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5.0 out of 5 stars loved the book, January 20, 2011
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I had bought a copy of this book a year ago and gave to a friend for her collection. I was so excited to find this so reasonable. It arrived quickly and is an exceptional collection in perfect condition. Fatima
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