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Free within ourselves : the development of African American children's literature / Rudine Sims Bishop.

By: Publication details: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2007.Description: xvi, 295 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9780325071350 (alk. paper)
  • 0325071357 (alk. paper)
  • 9780313340932 (alk. paper)
  • 0313340935 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 810.9/928208996073 22
LOC classification:
  • PS153.N5 B526 2007
Online resources:
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.
List(s) this item appears in: AAHM - African American History Month
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks PS153 .N5 B526 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001017713

Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-282) and index.

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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