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Sail Away
CCBC Review:
Fifteen poems by Langston Hughes are lovingly illustrated by artist Ashley Bryan in brightly colored, cut-paper collage. There is such jubilance in Bryan’s images, which singularly celebrate the natural world about which Hughes was writing in many of the poems. There are also beautiful, brown-skinned children, whom both poet and artist have strived to affirm. To hold this book is to feel joy. ©2015 Cooperative Children's Book CenterIllustrated by Ashley Bryan
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 3-10
Age Range:
Babies/Toddlers (birth – 3)
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)
Formats:
Picture book
Poetry
Subjects:
Affirmation
African Americans
Nature/Environment
Diversity subject:
Black/African
Publisher:
Atheneum
Publish Year: 2015
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9781481430852
CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 811 Hughes