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Shimmy Shimmy Shimmy Like My Sister Kate: Looking At The Harlem Renaissance Through Poems

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4.1 out of 5
Based on 14 Ratings and 1 Reviews

Book Description
Nikki Giovanni's latest work is a wonderful anthology of poems by the very best African-American writers including Langston Hughes, Richard Wright, Gwendolyn Brooks and many others. Juxtaposed with the poems, Giovanni has added her own highly personal responses, sometimes including cultural context, sometimes just saying why the poem speaks to her. The poems are consistently excellent, and Giovan... More
Book Information
PublisherHenry Holt & Company, Inc.
BindingHardcover (2 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of Pages160
ISBN-100805034943
ISBN-13978-0805034943
Publication Date04/15/1996
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About Nikki Giovanni (Author) : Nikki Giovanni is a published author and an editor of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Nikki Giovanni include Hip Hop Speaks to Children With Audio CD: A Celebr... more
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