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Overview"""Dream Variation,"" one of Langston Hughes's most celebrated poems, about the dream of a world free of discrimination and racial prejudice, is now a picture book stunningly illustrated by Daniel Miyares, the acclaimed creator ofFloat. To fling my arms wide In some place of the sun, To whirl and to dance Till the white day is done.... Langston Hughes's inspiring and timeless message of pride, joy, and the dream of a better life is brilliantly and beautifully interpreted in Daniel Miyares's gorgeous artwork. Follow one African-American boy through the course of his day as the harsh reality of segregation and racial prejudice comes into vivid focus. But the boy dreams of a different life-one full of freedom, hope, and wild possibility, where he can fling his arms wide in the face of the sun. Hughes's powerful vision, brought joyously to life by Daniel Miyares, is as relevant-and necessary-today as when it was first written." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Langston Hughes , Daniel MiyaresPublisher: Random House USA Inc Imprint: Schwartz & Wade Dimensions: Width: 26.40cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.386kg ISBN: 9780399550171ISBN 10: 0399550178 Pages: 32 Publication Date: 03 October 2017 Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsA must-read illustrated poem that breathes new life into Hughes' Dream Variation. --Kirkus Reviews, starred review Author Information"Langston Hughes (1902-1967) is one of the most beloved and celebrated American poets of all time. He published his first poem ""The Negro Speaks of Rivers"" in The Crisis magazine in 1921. His first book of poems, The Weary Blues, which includes the poem ""Dream Variation,"" was published by Knopf in 1926 when Hughes was only twenty-four years old. Hughes was an important leader of the Harlem Renaissance during the 1920s. During his lifetime, he was awarded a Guggenhiem Fellowship (1935), a Rosenwald Fellowship (1940), and an American Academy of Arts and Letters Grant (1947). In addition to poetry, Hughes wrote short stories, novels, memoirs, essays, and plays. Daniel Miyares is the author and illustrator of Float, an ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book of the Year, which The Boston Globe called, ""a perfect wordless book;"" Pardon Me!; and Bring Me a Rock! He also illustrated Surf's Up by Newbery Medalist Kwame Alexander. He lives in Kansas City, MO, with his wife and their two children. Visit him on the web at danielmiyares.com or on Twitter @danielmiyares." Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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