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Families: Poems Celebrating the African American Experience


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No. of pages 32

Published: 1996

Great for age 7-10 years

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Family relationships are explored and affirmed in this joyful anthology of poems celebrating the diversity of African American families. Michael Strickland, has collaborated with his mother, noted educator Dorothy Strickland, to bring us this warm collection. Rich and powerful poems by Eloise Greenfield, Lucille Clifton, and others are rooted in deeply felt values of belonging and mutual respect.

 

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 1996 by Astra Publishing House .

Michael R. Strickland is the editor of "Poems That Sing to You, "an anthology of poems about music, published by Boyds Mills Press. He lives in Orange, New Jersey. John Ward has illustrated many books for children, including "We Keep a Store "by Anne Shelby. He lives in Freeport, New York. "