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Langston Hughes, is the most widely recognized African-American poet of the twentieth century. Born in Mississippi in 1902, he spent most of his adult life in Harlem, where he died in 1967.
Brian Pinkney has received two Caldecott Honors, a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award.
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Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: August 22, 2006
Price: $18.95
Illus. in black-and-white. With an extraordinary gift for suspense, McKissack brings us ten original spine-tingling tales inspired by African-American history and the mystery of that eerie half-hour before nightfall--the dark thirty. Read more >
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Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: January 9, 2001
Price: $6.99
In that special half-hour of twilight—the dark-thirty—there are stories to be told. Mesmerizing, suspenseful, and breathtakingly original, these tales make up a heart-stopping collection of lasting value, a book not quickly forgotten. Read more >
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Format: Hardcover, 96 pages
On Sale: November 13, 2007
Price: $16.99
"HOLD FAST TO DREAMS / For if dreams die / Life is a broken-winged bird / That cannot fly."
The Dream Keeper, the great African-American writer Langston Hughes's only collection of poems for children, includes some of his best loved works. It is being reissued in a handsome hardcover edition in celebration... Read more >
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Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 96 pages
On Sale: November 13, 2007
Price: $19.99
Illus. in black-and-white. This classic collection of poetry is available in a handsome new gift edition that includes seven additional poems written after The Dream Keeper was first published. In a larger format, featuring Brian Pinkney's scratchboard art on every spread, Hughes's inspirational message to young people is as relevant today... Read more >
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Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 128 pages
On Sale: August 22, 2006
Price: $20.99
Illus. in black-and-white. With an extraordinary gift for suspense, McKissack brings us ten original spine-tingling tales inspired by African-American history and the mystery of that eerie half-hour before nightfall--the dark thirty. "The atmosphere of each selection is skillfully developed and sustained to the very end. Pinkney's stark scratchboard illustrations evoke an... Read more >
