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Free within ourselves : the development of African American children's literature
Published 2007. by Greenwood Press, Westport, Conn.
ISBN 9780313340932
Bib Id 529085
Description xvi, 295 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 27 cm.
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cam a22 Ia 4500
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2007-612 79256700
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0313340935 (hbk.) : $65.00
0325071357 (pbk.)
9780313340932
9780325071350
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810.9928 B
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Free within ourselves : the development of African American children's literature
Description
xvi, 295 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 27 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-282) and index.
Contents
Before 1900 : sowing the seeds of African American children's literature -- For the children of the sun : African American children's literature begins to bloom -- Breaking new ground : Arna Bontemps and some of his contemporaries -- "Give them back their own souls" : change and the need for change -- African American poetry for children : soft Black songs -- African American picture books take shape : authenticating the worlds of Black children -- African American picture books expand : celebrating the past, reflecting the present -- African American illustrators of children's books : nine pacesetters -- Newer African American illustrators : expanding possibilities, maintaining traditions -- African American children's fiction : illuminating the life of the people -- African American contemporary realistic fiction : focus on teens and preteens -- African American historical fiction : telling a people's story.
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