A collection of traditional African-American holiday pieces includes such songs as ""Go Tell It on the Mountain"" and ""Children Go Where I Send Thee,"" stories by Langston Hughes and other writers, and illustrations by such artists as Sylvia Walker.
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Ages 5^-7. Teachers will appreciate this gathering of older and contemporary Christmas stories, poems, and songs (with simple arrangements) by African American authors. Works by Langston Hughes, Paul Dunbar, Lucille Clifton, and Gwendolyn Brooks are included. Cal Massey, James Ransome, and Anna Rich are among the several illustrators who've contributed the artwork. Mary Harris Veeder
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This review is from: Hold Christmas In Your Heart: African American Songs, Poems, and Stories for the Holidays (Paperback)
My daughter wants me to read these to her everynight. It is an early Christmas gift to her.
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It's Christmass in the house! Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, Santa Claus, Christmas Day, Midnight Service New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
It's Christmass in the house! Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, Santa Claus, Christmas Day, Midnight Service New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Langston Hughes (Black Americans of Achievement) by Jack Rummel on page 19, and page 28
- Christmas Eve by James Fox on page 16, and page 17
- Maud Martha: A Novel by Gwendolyn Brooks on page 6
- My Christmas (Festivals (Raintree Hardcover)) by Monica Hughes on page 19
- Black Books Galore's Guide to Great African American Children's Books by Donna Rand on page 87, and Back Matter
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