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It's Raining Laughter

author: Grimes, Nikki
Presents an illustrated collection of poems about growing up by award-winning author Nikki Grimes.
811
year: 2005
copies: 4
call number/section: 811
lexile:
subjects: american poetry, african americans [X], growth, children, children's poetry, american [X]

Make A Joyful Sound: Poems For Children By African-american Poets

author: Slier, Deborah
A collection of traditional and contemporary poems covering a wide range of topics focusing on the African-American experience.
FIC
year: 1991
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: african americans [X], children's poetry, american [X]

Poetry For Young People: Langston Hughes

author: Hughes, Langston
An illustrated collection of twenty-six poems by noted African-American poet Langston Hughes, and contains a detailed introduction and biography, as well as brief notes accompanying each poem.
811
year: 2006
copies: 4
call number/section: 811
lexile:
subjects: african americans [X], children's poetry, american [X], american poetry

The Palm Of My Heart

author: Adedjouma, Davida
A collection of poems written by African-American children celebrating what it means to be Black.
811
year: 1996
copies: 1
call number/section: 811
lexile:
subjects: african american children's writings, children's poetry, american [X], african americans [X], american poetry

The Undefeated

author: Alexander, Kwame
". . . an ode to black American triumph and tribulation"--Provided by publisher.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 176
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: african americans [X], children's poetry, american [X], poetry

When Daddy Prays

author: Grimes, Nikki
A collection of poems by Nikki Grimes in which a child learns about prayer from his father, whose prayers carry the family through each day.
FIC
year: 2002
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: fathers, children's poetry, american [X], christian poetry, american, prayer, christian life, african americans [X], american poetry

Ain't Burned All The Bright

author: Reynolds, Jason
"A smash up of art and text that viscerally captures what it is to be Black.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 130
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: african americans [X], poetry, american poetry, children's poetry, american [X]

Bright Brown Baby

author: Pinkney, Andrea Davis
"Five . . . poems that celebrate the . . . early days between parent and child, and the .
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
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