The Negro Speaks of Rivers

by Hughes, Langston (Author), Lewis, E B (Illustrator)

Artist, E.B. Lewis acts as interpreter and visionary, using watercolor to pay tribute to Langston Hughes's timeless poem The Negro Speaks of Rivers, a poem that every child deserves to know.

Age Range: From 4 to 8

Format: Hardcover, 32 pages

Publisher: Jump at the Sun, January 2009

Product Dimensions: 11.1 L × 10.1 W × 0.5 H

Publisher Marketing: Langston Hughes has long been acknowledged as the voice, and his poem, The Negro Speaks of Rivers, the song, of the Harlem Renaissance.  Although he was only seventeen when he composed it, Hughes already had the insight to capture in words the strength and courage of black people in America.

Artist E.B. Lewis acts as interpreter and visionary, using watercolor to pay tribute to Hughes's timeless poem, a poem that every child deserves to know.

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