Friday, October 5, 2007

LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING

LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING
(By) James Weldon Johnson. Illustrations by Elizabeth Catlett.
Introduction by Jim Haskins. New Yorker: Walker (1993) unp.
$14.95 ISBN 0-8027-8250-7
A celebration of the African-American's long journey from slavery
to liberty, in powerful linocuts and stirring words.


THE STORY OF THE CREATION: WORDS FROM GENESIS
(By) Jane Ray. New York: Dutton/Penguin (1993) unp. $16.00
ISBN 0-525-44946-9
Evocative, folk art paintings add to the pleasure of the verses
selected from the King James version of the creation of the
world. Available in Spanish (ISBN 0-525-45055-6).





Editor:
Margaret N. Coughlan Children's Literature Center

Assistant to the Editor:
Divna Todorovich Children's Literature Team, History and
Literature Cataloging Division





Committee members:

Nell Colburn
Prince George's County (Md.) Memorial Library System

Sharon Grover
Arlington County (Va.) Public Library

Elizabeth Guldseth
Montgomery County (Md.) Department of Public Libraries


Steven Herb
Pennsylvania State University (University Park, Pa.)

Ilze Long
Reston (Va.) Regional Library

Caroline S. Parr
Central Rappahannock (Va.) Regional Library

Maria Salvadore
District of Columbia Public Libraries

Jewell Stoddard
Cheshire Cat Bookstore (Washington, D.C.)

Victoria Velsey
Georgetown Day School (Washington, D.C.)

Martha Walke
Thomas Jefferson Middle School (Arlington, VA)


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