My People
Book Review II
Author: Langston Hughes
Illustrator: Charles R. Smith Jr.
Genre: Poetry
Subgenre: Cultural
Primary Characters: African Americans
Secondary Characters: N/A
Publishing: Atheneum Books 2009
Awards: Coretta Scott King Award
Theme: Always respect and take pride in one's culture.
Summary: This is a poem about people of African American heritage.
It vividly describes their features and qualities.
Use with students: In a classroom this book could be used to study elements of poetry. Also, it could be read as a read a loud book for Black History Month.
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