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48 pp.
| Sterling
| October, 2007
|
TradeISBN 978-1-4027-2023-9$14.95
(3)
4-6
Poetry for Young People series.
Illustrated by
Jerome Lagarrigue.
After a four-page introduction about Angelou's life and work, twenty-five of her poems are presented, each with a few explanatory sentences preceding them. Some selections are heavy, resonating with the penetrating philosophical stance from which Angelou views the world; others show a lighter side of the world-renowned wordsmith. Dark abstract paintings create mood and atmosphere. Ind.