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Listen Children

Written by Dorothy StricklandAuthor Alerts: Random House will alert you to new works by Dorothy Strickland
| Yearling | Trade Paperback | January 1999 | $4.99 | 978-0-440-41555-8 (0-440-41555-1)

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ABOUT THIS BOOK

Listen Children is an introduction to the world of black literature for all young people who are learning about values and  feelings.

- Poems by Lucille Clifton,  Eloise Greenfield, and Langston Hughes
- A full-length play by Alice Childress
- Stories by Virginia Hamilton and Kristin Hunter
- Recollections by Wilma Rudolph and Stevie Wonder
- Martin  Luther King, Jr.'s most famous speech
- 22 pieces in all, to be read with a group or enjoyed alone

Listen  Children celebrates the joy and struggles of being young, the pride in being black, and above all the love we feel for others as we discover ourselves.