Adoff, Arnold

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Malcolm X

1970
Relates briefly the rise of a convict through self-education and love of his black brothers to become a leader of the black people of the United States.

Celebrations

a new anthology of Black American poetry
1977
Thematically arranged contributions of eighty-five Afro-American poets.

Make a circle, keep us in

poems for a good day
1975
A number of illustrated poems celebrate the joys of the day: morning, growing up, peanut butter, hard rain, and thunder.

Black is brown is tan

1973
Describes in verse the life of brown-skinned momma, white-skinned daddy, their children, and assorted relatives.

In for winter, out for spring

1991
This collection of poems, told from the perspective of a young girl, celebrates family life throughout the yearly cycle of seasons.

Greens

poems
1988
Illustrated poems about the color green.

Sports pages

1986
Poems about the experiences and feelings of young athletes involved in various sports.

The basket counts

2000
Illustrations and poetic text describe the movement and feel of the game of basketball.

The poetry of Black America

anthology of the 20th century
1973
An anthology of the works of African-American poets, including James Weldon Johnson, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Angelina Weld Grimke, Claude McKay, Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, Gwendolyn Brooks, Nikki Giovanni, and others.

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