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Langston Hughes Am America I, Too (Hardback)
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- Book Title
- I, Too, AM America
- Publication Name
- Am America I, Too
- Title
- Am America I, Too
- Format
- Hardcover
- EAN
- 9781442420083
- ISBN
- 9781442420083
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Genre
- Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction
- Topic
- Classics, People & Places / Africa, Social Themes / General (See Also Headings under Family), Poetry / General
- Release Year
- 2012
- Release Date
- 22/05/2012
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Intended Audience
- Ages 2-3, Ages 9-12, Ages 4-8, Under 2 Years
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Winner of the Coretta Scott King illustrator award, I, Too, Am America blends the poetic wisdom of Langston Hughes with visionary illustrations from Bryan Collier in this inspirational picture book that carries the promise of equality. I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong. Langston Hughes was a courageous voice of his time, and his authentic call for equality still rings true today. Beautiful paintings from Barack Obama illustrator Bryan Collier accompany and reinvent the celebrated lines of the poem "I, Too," creating a breathtaking reminder to all Americans that we are united despite our differences. This picture book of Langston Hughes's celebrated poem, "I, Too, Am America," is also a Common Core Text Exemplar for Poetry.
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
ISBN-10
1442420081
ISBN-13
9781442420083
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109114873
Product Key Features
Book Title
I, Too, AM America
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Classics, People & Places / Africa, Social Themes / General (See Also Headings under Family), Poetry / General
Intended Audience
Ages 2-3, Ages 9-12, Ages 4-8, Under 2 Years
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction
Dimensions
Item Length
11in
Item Height
0.4in
Item Width
9in
Item Weight
16.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ps3515.U274i3 2012
Grade from
Preschool
Grade to
Third Grade
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I, Too, Am America Langston Hughes, illus. by Bryan Collier. Simon & Schuster, $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-4424-2008-3 Caldecott Honor artist Collier (Dave the Potter) uses Hughes's well-known poem as text for a visual history of Pullman railway porters, one of the first jobs that offered African-American men steady pay, dignity, and a ladder into the middle class. Hughes's lines-"They send me to eat in the kitchen/ When company comes,/ But I laugh,/ And eat well,/ And grow strong"-fit beautifully with the story of the porters, giving the poem new meaning and impact. Collier's portraits of the porters at work alternate with bold, sweeping spreads of cotton fields, onto which a porter scatters discarded books and magazines, planting knowledge along the railway lines. The story travels from South to North and from old to new, ending in Harlem, where a contemporary African-American mother rides in a subway car, her son gazing out the window. In the next spread, he's seen in startling closeup, parting and peering between the stripes of an all-but-invisible American flag. "I, too, am America," he says. It's a powerful metaphor for looking at African-American history-and the issue of race in America-from the inside out. Ages 48. -- Publishers Weekly , March 5, 2012, *STAR, I, Too, Am America. Hughes, Langston (Author) , Collier, Bryan (Illustrator) May 2012. 40 p. Simon & Schuster, hardcover, $16.99. (9781442420083). 811. A celebration of Pullman porters is the focus of this new picture-book edition of Langston Hughes' classic poem. The collage spreads, blending oil paintings and cut paper, begin with an image of a speeding train before moving on to large portraits of African American porters serving white passengers aboard a luxury train. When the passengers leave, the porters gather left-behind items-newspapers, blues and jazz albums-and toss them from the train. Carried by the wind, the words and music fall into the hands of African Americans across the country. The final, contemporary pages show young black people celebrating their place in America and dreaming of a bright future. Collier's long final note explains his interpretation of the poem, and with adult help, kids can look closely at what the pictures show about the porters then and now as well as Collier's visual themes, including the recurring use of stars and stripes, which culminate in a beautiful, final close-up of a boy with his mother staring through a train window today at the starry city sky. -- Booklist , April 1, 2012, I, Too, Am America Langston Hughes, illus. by Bryan Collier. Simon & Schuster, $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-4424-2008-3 Caldecott Honor artist Collier (Dave the Potter) uses Hughes's well-known poem as text for a visual history of Pullman railway porters, one of the first jobs that offered African-American men steady pay, dignity, and a ladder into the middle class. Hughes's lines-"They send me to eat in the kitchen/ When company comes,/ But I laugh,/ And eat well,/ And grow strong"-fit beautifully with the story of the porters, giving the poem new meaning and impact. Collier's portraits of the porters at work alternate with bold, sweeping spreads of cotton fields, onto which a porter scatters discarded books and magazines, planting knowledge along the railway lines. The story travels from South to North and from old to new, ending in Harlem, where a contemporary African-American mother rides in a subway car, her son gazing out the window. In the next spread, he's seen in startling closeup, parting and peering between the stripes of an all-but-invisible American flag. "I, too, am America," he says. It's a powerful metaphor for looking at African-American history-and the issue of race in America-from the inside out. Ages 4-8. -- Publishers Weekly , March 5, 2012, *STAR, I, Too, Am America. Hughes, Langston (Author) , Collier, Bryan (Illustrator) May 2012. 40 p. Simon & Schuster, hardcover, $16.99. (9781442420083). 811. A celebration of Pullman porters is the focus of this new picture-book edition of Langston Hughes' classic poem. The collage spreads, blending oil paintings and cut paper, begin with an image of a speeding train before moving on to large portraits of African American porters serving white passengers aboard a luxury train. When the passengers leave, the porters gather left-behind items--newspapers, blues and jazz albums--and toss them from the train. Carried by the wind, the words and music fall into the hands of African Americans across the country. The final, contemporary pages show young black people celebrating their place in America and dreaming of a bright future. Collier's long final note explains his interpretation of the poem, and with adult help, kids can look closely at what the pictures show about the porters then and now as well as Collier's visual themes, including the recurring use of stars and stripes, which culminate in a beautiful, final close-up of a boy with his mother staring through a train window today at the starry city sky. -- Booklist , April 1, 2012, I, Too, Am America Langston Hughes, illus. by Bryan Collier. Simon & Schuster, $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-4424-2008-3 Caldecott Honor artist Collier (Dave the Potter) uses Hughes's well-known poem as text for a visual history of Pullman railway porters, one of the first jobs that offered African-American men steady pay, dignity, and a ladder into the middle class. Hughes's lines--"They send me to eat in the kitchen/ When company comes,/ But I laugh,/ And eat well,/ And grow strong"--fit beautifully with the story of the porters, giving the poem new meaning and impact. Collier's portraits of the porters at work alternate with bold, sweeping spreads of cotton fields, onto which a porter scatters discarded books and magazines, planting knowledge along the railway lines. The story travels from South to North and from old to new, ending in Harlem, where a contemporary African-American mother rides in a subway car, her son gazing out the window. In the next spread, he's seen in startling closeup, parting and peering between the stripes of an all-but-invisible American flag. "I, too, am America," he says. It's a powerful metaphor for looking at African-American history--and the issue of race in America--from the inside out. Ages 4-8. -- Publishers Weekly , March 5, 2012, *STAR
Illustrated by
Collier, Bryan
Copyright Date
2012
Target Audience
Juvenile Audience
Lccn
2011-002879
Dewey Decimal
811/.52
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Number of Pages
40 Pages
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