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Langston's Train Ride
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4 out of 5
Based on 129 Ratings and 44 Reviews

Book Description
Robert Burleigh's inspiring text captures the magical moment when Langston Hughes came to believe in himself as a writer, as he first wrote "The Negro Speaks of Rivers."

Clackety clack clack clack...
Can you hear the rhythm of the train?
Langston Hughes did. Traveling to see his father in 1920, as he listened to the sounds of the train -- metal on metal, wheels on rails -- Hughes's... More
Book Information
PublisherOrchard Books
BindingHardcover (4 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages32
ISBN-100439352398
ISBN-13978-0439352390
Publication Date10/01/2004
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About Robert Burleigh (Author) : Robert Burleigh is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Robert Burleigh include Fly, Cher Ami, Fly!: The Pigeon Who Saved the Lost Battalion, Abraham Lincoln Comes ... more
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About Leonard Jenkins (Illustrator) : Leonard Jenkins is a published author, editor, and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Leonard Jenkins include Sweet Land of Liberty, Champions on the Bench, The Best ... more
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