32 pages, full-color, 32 pages, 8 1/2x10 1/2"
hardcover with jacket
ISBN: 0-8109-5997-6
EAN: 9780810959972
US $16.95
February 2006
Availability: In Stock
$16.95
An exuberant, much-needed collection for children Featuring twenty transcendent poems by the leaders of this cultural movement (1917-1935)--such as Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, Claude McKay, and James Weldon Johnson--as well as newly discovered writers, these pages will uplift and inspire the youngest lovers of poetry. Brightly colored and fluid, Charlotte Riley-Webb's energetic illustrations celebrate these important, life-affirming poems. Also included are biographies of the featured poets, as well as an informative introduction to the Harlem Renaissance by Daphne Muse. Through The Entrance Place of Wonders, the vibrant spirit of one of the most exciting and significant times in American history lives on.
Daphne Muse is a writer, social commentator, and poet, as well as the author of four books and more than 300 articles. She lives in Oakland, California.
Charlotte Riley-Webb is a visual artist who earned her BFA degree from the Cleveland Institute of Art. She was recently inducted into the National Association of Women Artists. She lives in Stockbridge, Georgia.
