Coming Home: From the Life of Langston Hughes
by Cooper, Floyd
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0399226826
- ISBN 13
- 9780399226823
- Seller
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Gastonia, North Carolina, United States
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Synopsis
Young Langston Hughes was a dreamer. He dreamed about heroes like Booker T. Washington, who was black just like him. When he heard the clackety-clack of train wheels, he dreamed about the places it had been. But most of all, he dreamed about having a happy home. And so, one day, he began turning those dreams into beautiful prose. As he did, he discovered where his home really was?in the words and rhythms of his poetry that reached people all over the world. The beloved Langston Hughes comes to life in a book for poets, dreamers, children and adults ?anyone who has ever thought of what home means to them. ?Teachers looking for a good way to introduce youngsters to this prominent poet will find this book to be an excellent accompaniment to his work.? -- School Library Journal ?Like Hughes? poetry, the power of Cooper?s story is that it confronts sadness even as it transcends it.? -- Booklist ?His text is as inviting as his illustrations.? -- The New York Times Book Review
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- Bookseller
- Persephone's Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 056285
- Title
- Coming Home: From the Life of Langston Hughes
- Author
- Cooper, Floyd
- Illustrator
- Floyd Cooper
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0399226826
- ISBN 13
- 9780399226823
- Publisher
- Philomel
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1994
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- Biography - Juvenile Works
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