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By Jan Spivey Gilchrist (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780060091255 | Reprint edition (Amistad Pr, January 26, 2016), cover price $6.99

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In a celebration of African-American culture and community, an acclaimed writer and poet evokes the sights, smells, tastes, and rhythms of her childhood summers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
By Cbabi Bayoc (illustrator) and Ruth Forman

Hardcover:

9780123508010, titled "Metabolic Inhibitors: A Comprehensive Treatise" | Academic Pr, June 1, 1964, cover price $92.50 | also contains Metabolic Inhibitors: A Comprehensive Treatise

School and Library:

9780892392186 | Childrens Book Pr, March 28, 2007, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: A slang-filled poem describes the life of African American girls in South Philadelphia during the summer as they revel in their brownstone steps, double dutch games, and friends.

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A poem from a poet's first collection of poetry evokes a heartfelt homage to the community of talented artists that frequented her childhood home and is enhanced by the artwork of the illustrator of Please, Baby, Please.
By Kadir Nelson (illustrator) and Ntozake Shange

School and Library:

9780689828843 | 1 edition (Simon & Schuster, January 1, 2004), cover price $17.99 | About this edition: A poem from the author's first collection of poetry pays tribute to the community of talented artists that frequented her childhood home.

New, charming full-color illustrations from a Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator complement an enchanting, heartwarming poem about love and the simple joys of life, in a twenty-fifth anniversary edition of an inspirational title.

Hardcover:

9780060091231 | Amistad Pr, January 1, 2003, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: A young girl expresses what she loves about life.
9780694005796 | Harperfestival, January 1, 1995, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: A young African American girl describes what she loves among the simple joys of her life--her cousin, playing with neighbors and her best friend, family drives in the country, and her mother--but not going to bed early

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780898452549 | Caedmon Audio Cassette, April 1, 1984, cover price $8.98 | About this edition: Originally published in 1978 as part of a collection of poems, Honey, I Love is an enchanting poem about love and the simple joys of everyday life.

Library:

9780060091248 | Amistad Pr, January 1, 2003, cover price $18.89 | About this edition: A young girl expresses what she loves about life.

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From dreadlocks to braids, the many wonderful hairstyles adorned by African-American girls of all ages are celebrated, in a simple poetry book by the author of A Mother's Heart, A Daughter's Love.
By Brenda Joysmith (illustrator) and Joyce Carol Thomas

Hardcover:

9780060234737 | Joanna Cotler Books, June 1, 2002, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A collection of poems, including 'First Braids,' 'Grandma's Way,' and 'Mama's Glory,' in which an Afro-American girl celebrates herself, her family, and her heritage.

Library:

9780060234744 | Joanna Cotler Books, June 1, 2002, cover price $15.89 | About this edition: A collection of poems, including 'First Braids,' 'Grandma's Way,' and 'Mama's Glory,' in which an Afro-American girl celebrates herself, her family, and her heritage.

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The narrator of a collection of bittersweet verses lives with her father and aunt, but will soon visit the mother she has not seen in years and rediscover how it feels to be her mother's daughter. By the author of When I Am Old With You. (view table of contents)
By Angelo (illustrator) and Angela Johnson

School and Library:

9780439293167 | Orchard Books, October 1, 2001, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: A series of short poems shares a young girl's relationships, her memories of the mother who deserted her, and her concerns about allowing herself to become her mother's daugher once again.

A collection of poems reminiscent of growing up as an African-American girl in Shorter, Alabama.

Paperback:

9780531071670 | Reprint edition (Orchard Books, March 1, 2000), cover price $6.95 | About this edition: A collection of poems reminiscent of growing up as an African-American girl in Shorter, Alabama.

School and Library:

9780531331149 | Orchard Books, October 1, 1998, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: A collection of poems reminiscent of growing up as an African-American girl in Shorter, Alabama
9780531301142 | Orchard Books, October 1, 1998, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A collection of poems reminiscent of growing up as an African-American girl in Shorter, Alabama

Reinforced:

9780606183352, titled "Other Side: Shorter Poems" | Demco Media, April 1, 2000, cover price $15.80 | About this edition: A collection of poems reminiscent of growing up as an African-American girl in Shorter, Alabama.

Prebinding:

9780613726238 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2000, cover price $17.15 | About this edition: A collection of poems reminiscent of growing up as an African-American girl in Shorter, Alabama.

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