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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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The Creation (25th Anniversary Edition)

The Creation (25th Anniversary Edition)

Ransome, James E.
Johnson, James Weldon

Hardcover

General Juvenile FictionPoetryReligion

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ISBN10: 0823440257
ISBN13: 9780823440252
Publisher: Holiday House
Published: Oct 2 2018
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.20 Width: 7.70 Depth: 9.50
Language: English
An award-winning retelling of the Biblical creation story from a star of the Harlem Renaissance and an acclaimed illustrator

James Weldon Johnson, author of the civil rights anthem Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing, wrote this beautiful Bible-learning story in 1922, at the height of the Harlem Renaissance. Set in the Deep South, The Creation alternates breathtaking scenes from Genesis with images of a country preacher under a tree retelling the story for children. The exquisite detail of James E. Ransome's sun-dappled paintings and the sophisticated rhythm of the free verse pay tribute to Black American oral traditions of country sermonizing and storytelling: As far as the eye of God could see/ Darkness covered everything/ Blacker than a hundred midnights/ Down in a cypress swamp. . . .

This beautiful new edition of the classic Coretta Scott King Award winner features a fresh, modern design, a reimagined cover, and an introduction of the remarkable life of James Weldon Johnson. Beneath the dust jacket, the case features a detail of Ransome's beautiful night sky, spangled with stars.

A Junior Library Guild selection!

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