TITLE: The Negro Speaks of Rivers
AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR: This book was written by Langston Hughes and illustrated by E. B. Lewis.
GENRE: Picture Book and Poetry
THEME: African American connecting to their roots.
AWARDS: This book was awarded the Coretta Scott King award.
CHARACTERS: The character in the poem is the African-American people.
PUBLISHING DATE AND COMPANY: Disney Jump at the Sun Books published the book in 2009.
SUMMARY: This book is a long poem that Hughes writes discussing the African American Soul. Hughes discusses the African-American nation and personifies it as a "river".
This book is excellent for showing poetry and the beautiful artwork! It also would be great to tie in with History.
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