Love Letters(1st Edition) by ArnoldAdoff, LisaDesimini Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 1997 by Blue Sky Press ISBN-13: 978-0-590-48478-7, ISBN: 0-590-48478-8
"A poetry collection enhanced by lavish collages and paintings places secret admirers, klutzes, friends, enemies, moms and dads, and dogs and cats as the objects of humorous and amorous valentines."
My Black Me(Reprint) A Beginning Book of Black Poetry (A Puffin Poetry Book) by ArnoldAdoff Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 1995 by Puffin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-14-037443-8, ISBN: 0-14-037443-4
"What does it mean to be black? What does it mean to be African-American? What is the black experience? The spirited voices of twenty-six African-American poets speak to these and other questions in fifty collected poems that explore the African-American worlds. The rich words of this treasury rang out for the first time over twenty years ago, and will continue to shout their message for years to come."
My Black Me(Updated) A Beginning Book of Black Poetry by ArnoldAdoff Hardcover, 96 Pages, Published 1994 by Dutton Juvenile ISBN-13: 978-0-525-45216-4, ISBN: 0-525-45216-8
"A twentieth-anniversary revised edition of a classic anthology of African-American poetry for young readers offers a joyful celebration of the power of inner strength."
I Am the Darker Brother(Updated) An Anthology of Modern Poems by African Americans by ArnoldAdoff, Benny Andrews, James Ransome Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 1997 by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing ISBN-13: 978-0-689-81241-5, ISBN: 0-689-81241-8
"A collection of African-American poetry is specifically created for young readers and includes a foreword by Nikki Giovanni and contributions by such prominent writers as Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou."
"This collection of poems, told from the perspective of a young girl, celebrates family life throughout the yearly cycle of seasons."
Love Letters by ArnoldAdoff Paperback, Published 1997 by Scholastic ISBN-13: 978-0-590-48479-4, ISBN: 0-590-48479-6
"A collection of twenty poems written by kids and klutzes, secret admirers and detractors, friends, enemies, and skeptics to the objects of their affection--or aversion."
My Black Me A Beginning Book of Black Poetry by ArnoldAdoff Hardcover, 83 Pages, Published 1995 by Turtleback Books ISBN-13: 978-0-606-08573-1, ISBN: 0-606-08573-4
"An anthology of African American poetry for young readers offers a joyful celebration of the power of inner strength."
"Poems reflect a child's thoughts inside and outside, describing what he sees and feels"
Slow Dance Heart Break Blues(1st Edition) by ArnoldAdoff Hardcover, 80 Pages, Published 1995 by Lothrop, Lee & Shepard ISBN-13: 978-0-688-10569-3, ISBN: 0-688-10569-6
""Adoff addresses his poetry to modern, urban teens in a gritty, hip-hop style. He manages to create poetry from the universal concerns of love and loneliness, the specific teen concerns of acne and braces, and unpleasant realities like selling and taking drugs."--Booklist. "Telling, recognizable, and readable....Intriguing."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books."
Outside Inside Poems by ArnoldAdoff Hardcover, Published 1995 by Demco Media Inc ISBN-13: 978-0-606-07984-6, ISBN: 0-606-07984-X
"Unique word pictures of how it feels to be young and growing."
Street Music(1st Edition) City Poems by ArnoldAdoff, Karen Barbour Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 1995 by Harpercollins ISBN-13: 978-0-06-021522-4, ISBN: 0-06-021522-4
"This jazzy paean to city life features original poems about skyscrapers, Sunday concerts in the park, and even honking taxis snarled in traffic jams—all illustrated with exuberant paintings that sway with an infectious rhythm all their own. 1995 "Pick of the Lists" (ABA)Best Books of 1995 (SLJ)Notable Children’s Books of 1996 (ALA)"
"The words of Australia's national anthem are accompanied by paintings by famous Australian artists. A brief caption places each painting in the context of the Australian landscape and culture."
Malcolm X(Reprint) (Biography) by ArnoldAdoff, John Wilson Library, 48 Pages, Published 1993 by Harpercollins ISBN-13: 978-0-690-51414-8, ISBN: 0-690-51414-X
""Vividly outlines the events, both tragic and rewarding, which influenced the life and thought of Malcolm X from childhood to death and clearly evinces his significance as a black leader. . . . Can be used with older reluctant readers".--Booklist."
"Arnold Adoff, Jerry Pinkney ... Daddy Some Nails While He Hammers Bent
Boards In to TheOldYardFence Saturday After Aaron's Soccer Game He Gets To
Walk The Dog Around Our House While We Put New Straw Into The Dog House
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Street Music City Poems Adoff, Arnold and Barbour, Karen by ArnoldAdoff, Karen Barbour Library, 29 Pages, Published 1995 by Harpercollins Canada / Collins (Cl) ISBN-13: 978-0-06-021523-1, ISBN: 0-06-021523-2