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Bronzeville Boys And Girls

Hardback

Main Details

Title Bronzeville Boys And Girls
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Gwendolyn Brooks
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:48
Dimensions(mm): Height 290,Width 238
ISBN/Barcode 9780060295059
ClassificationsDewey:811.54
Audience
Children / Juvenile

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint HarperCollins
Publication Date 26 December 2006
Publication Country United States

Description

This classic picture book from Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks, paired with full-color illustrations by Caldecott Honor artist Faith Ringgold, explores the lives and dreams of the children who live together in an urban neighborhood. In 1956, Gwendolyn Brooks created thirty-four poems that celebrated the joy, beauty, imagination, and freedom of childhood. Bronzeville Boys and Girls features these timeless poems, which remind us that whether we live in the Bronzeville section of Chicago or any other neighborhood, childhood is universal in its richness of emotions and new experiences.

Author Biography

Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000) is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Annie Allen and one of the most celebrated African American poets. She was Poet Laureate for the state of Illinois, a National Women's Hall of Fame inductee, and a recipient of a lifetime achievement award from the National Endowment for the Arts. She received fifty honorary degrees. Her other books include A Street in Bronzeville, In the Mecca, The Bean Eaters, and Maud Martha.