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Hip Hop Speaks to Children with CD: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat (A Poetry Speaks Experience)

3 reviews
Nikki Giovanni

Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2008

Great book for everyone!
Hip Hop Speaks to Children is a delightful and enlightening collection of poetry from various Poets, several performed by the authors themselves, on the included audio CD. With beautiful pictures depicting the poems and the contagious beat that the words pound out, this is a collection sure to capture the interest of all ages. Geared toward the 9 - 12 age group, this easily goes beyond that. As ...

Just For You! The Girls In The Circle

1 review
Nikki Giovanni

Teaching Resources, 2004

Perfect for little girls
My little granddaughter(5) LOVES this book. She recently decided she likes poetry and this is her second favorite book. (Her first is 'My Feet Are Laughing'.) I would highly recommend it. It's a cute little story, with adorable pictures, about some little would-be divas getting all dressed up like the grown folks.

Painter and Poet: The Wonderful World of Ashley Bryan
Nikki Giovanni and Darwin Henderson

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, 2005

"Painter and Poet: The Wonderful World of Ashley Bryan"; July 23, 2005-November 6, 2005. "When Rainbows Laugh", by Nikki Giovanni. "Painting, Poetry, and Puppetry", by Darwin Henderson. Catalog Design by Rita Marshall, 20 Illustrations, Paper, 32 pp, 8 ¾" x 8 ½", 1,000 Copies, First Edition. From "Acknowledgments," by H. Nichols B. Clark: "Anyone who has met Ashley Bryan will attest that their day has been immeasurably ...

Rosa

10 reviews
Nikki Giovanni

Square Fish, 2007

Mulitcultural Literature
Most students are familiar with Rosa Parks, but this story takes you beyond the bus. We get a glimps into Rosa's personal life, which allows students to develop more connections. The illustrations are amazing, as is all of Bryan Collier's work. Great book selection!

The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni: 1968-1998 (P.S.)

7 reviews
Nikki Giovanni

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2007

A beautiful collection from a hugely significant poet.
While reading through this wonderfully assembled collection of poetry, it is fascinating to encounter the wonderful historical context that appears throughout the works, constantly placing the reader in the "here and now" of when the poem was written. Because of this Giovanni has become a controversial figure but to simply focus on her earlier "angry work" is to oversimplify her career and have a ...

In the Spirit of Martin: The Living Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Nikki Giovanni, Gary Miles Chassman, ...

Tinwood Books, 2002

In the Spirit of Martin is the companion book to the first museum exhibition -- opening in January 2002 at the Smithsonian Institution -- to demonstrate the compelling outpouring of responses to Dr. King?s life. This richly illustrated, large-format book features the work of more than 150 important African American artists as well as other prominent traditional and visionary artists. Original essays by Bernice Johnson Reagon, Julius Lester, June ...

Love Poems

22 reviews
Nikki Giovanni

William Morrow, 1997

Author of Poetic Thoughts From the Heart of a Woman
This book was purchased for me by a very close friend who is no longer with us. I love the flexiblity of the poems as well as their many subject matters. Nikki has a way of writing to draw you right into what ever she's feeling, which is something that I admire greatly as a poet. Great reading, for those who are able to see and feel all avenues of love.

Poetry Speaks to Children (Book & CD) (Read & Hear)

35 reviews

Sourcebooks MediaFusion, 2005

A wonderful "stand by" gift.
Anytime I order from Amazon, I throw one of these in my cart for a last minute new baby, birthday or teacher gift. It is a wonderfully diverse selection of poems, often read by the poets themselves. How cool is it to hear Robert Frost in a scratchy rendition of "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"? My 4th grader was thrilled when his class read a Janet Wong poem, and he could tell them ...

Lincoln and Douglass: An American Friendship
Nikki Giovanni

Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2008

Our 16th president is known for many things: He delivered the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address.He was tall and skinny and notoriously stern-looking. And he also had some very strong ideas about abolishing slavery, ideas which brought him into close contact with another very visible public figure: Frederick Douglass. Douglass was born a slave but escaped in 1838 and became one of the central figures in the American ...

Black Feeling, Black Talk, Black Judgement

5 reviews
Nikki Giovanni

William Morrow & Company, 1988

The Nikki I love
This is my favorite book of poems! It is filled with her militant black power poetry that is characterized by the era in which it was written. A must have for any Nikki fan or any poetry lover. Note: not for the sensitive reader

The Grasshopper's Song: An Aesop's Fable Revisited

4 reviews
Nikki Giovanni

Candlewick, 2008

Disappointed
I don't understand how an author as accomplished as Nikki Giovanni could write such a clunker. The characters aren't compelling, the trial setting and court procedures are too dry and/or unfamiliar to be engaging for young readers and, with a few exceptions, the dialogue is pedestrian. Forty years ago Leo Lionni's endearing "Frederick" answered the important question of what value the artist ...

Spin A Soft Black Song

2 reviews
Nikki Giovanni

The Trumpet Club, 1992

Classic!!!
I LOVED this book when I was a little girl. I can still hear my mother reading it to me. I bought one to read to my own children someday.

BlackSpirits (Black Spirits) A Festival of New Black Poets in America

Vintage Books (Random House), 1972

Poems from Johari Amini, S. E. Anderson, Imamu Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones), Ed Bullins, Stanley Crouch, Ronda Davis, Jackie Earley, Mari Evans, Nikki Giovanni, David Henderson, Mae Jackson, Norman Jordan, Gylan Kain, Kali, Keorapetse Kgositsile, Don L. Lee, Felipe Luciano, Clarence Major, Amus Mor, Larry Neal, David Nelson, Arthur Pfister, Clarence Reed, Carolyn Rodgers, Sonia Sanchez, Welton Smith, Richard W. Thomas, James W. Thompson, Askia ...

Ego-Tripping and Other Poems for Young People

2 reviews
Nikki Giovanni

Lawrence Hill & Company, 1974

My first book of Poems!!!!!!!!!
My mother gave this book to me when I was 11 and it had a profound impact on my life. I have recited the EGO-Tripping poems more than I can remember. My greatest joy came when I heard Nikki Giovanni recite it in person. I would reccomend this book to any young African American boy or girl as an introduction to poetry, it is truly a work of art!!!!!!!!!!!!

Grand Mothers: Poems, Reminiscences, and Short Stories About The Keepers Of Our Traditions

1 review

Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 1996

A terrific, tender book
This book is a well-organized and convincing look at Grandmothers. Told through the voices of well-known authors, it is an engaging, funny, and poignant mix of fiction and personal experience. The role of Grandmother as both disciplinarian and comforter shines through brilliantly, serving to portray the women in all their complexity. There are many more essays and stories than poems, ...

Conversations with Nikki Giovanni (Literary conversations series)
Virginia C. Fowler

University Press of Mississippi, 1992

Out of this collection of twenty-two interviews spanning two decades rises the distinctive voice of "the princess of black poetry." Nikki Giovanni entered the literary world at the height of the Black Arts Movement and quickly achieved not simple fame but stardom, a phenomenon almost unprecedented for a poet. Her first two volumes of poetry, Black Feeling, Black Talks and Black Judgement , gave expression to the thoughts and feelings of a ...

The Sun Is So Quiet

1 review
Nikki Giovanni

Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 1996

Lovely text and bold images
Nikki Giovanni is one of the finest writers of the century. If you and your child love words and appreciate the highest quality modern poetry you will both enjoy snuggling together and sharing this special picture book for children. The book evokes comfort and warmth as it explores rainbows, winter days, the taste of chocolate and other ordinary aspects of daily life. The bold drawing of ...

Acolytes: Poems

3 reviews
Nikki Giovanni

William Morrow, 2007

A Tribute to Many....
Acolytes are helpers usually assisting in the administration of rites or rituals and Nikki Giovanni's newly released book of poems of the same name celebrates many of those who have served in the struggle for justice. Acolytes opens with "We Gather: An Invocation for the Underground Railroad" which commemorates those courageous people who sacrificed much to ensure freedom for themselves and ...

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