That Is My Dream!: A Picture Book of Langston Hughes's "Dream Variation"
That Is My Dream!: A Picture Book of Langston Hughes's "Dream Variation"

That Is My Dream!: A Picture Book of Langston Hughes's "Dream Variation"

Written by Langston Hughes & illustrated by Daniel Miyares
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5 - 8
Reading age
32
Page count
250L
Lexile measure
Oct 3, 2017
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“Dream Variation,” one of Langston Hughes’s most celebrated poems, about the dream of a world free of discrimination and racial prejudice, is now a picture book stunningly illustrated by Daniel Miyares, the acclaimed creator of Float. To fling my arms wide In some place of the sun, To whirl and to dance Till the white day is done…. Langston Hughes’s inspiring and timeless message of pride, joy, and the dream of a better life is brilliantly and beautifully interpreted in Daniel Miyares’s gorgeous artwork. Follow one African-American boy through the course of his day as the harsh reality of segregation and racial prejudice comes into vivid focus. But the boy dreams of a different life–one full of freedom, hope, and wild possibility, where he can fling his arms wide in the face of the sun. Hughes’s powerful vision, brought joyously to life by Daniel Miyares, is as relevant–and necessary–today as when it was first written.

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      Langston Hughes

      Langston Hughes (1902-1967) was born in Joplin, Missouri, and lived much of his life in Harlem, New York. As one America’s most cherished chroniclers of the black experience, known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance, Hughes’s work was constantly groundbreaking throughout his forty-six-year career. His poetry about the ocean and the symbolism that surrounds it stems from his travels through Africa and Europe working as a seaman.

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      Daniel Miyares

      Daniel Miyares is an author and illustrator of stories for children. He grew up in the foothills of South Carolina before studying at Ringling College of Art and Design. After graduating with a BFA in illustration, he headed west to Kansas City, where he lives with his wife and their two children. He has collaborated with a number of clients, including Hallmark Cards, Simon & Schuster, Charlesbridge Publishing, Imagine Books, The New York Times, National Geographic, Spider magazine, Ladybug magazine, and The Kansas City Star.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780399550171
    Publication Date
    October 3, 2017
    Publisher
    Schwartz & Wade Books
    Page Count
    32
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    5 - 8 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2016047525
    Lexile® Level
    250L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~H
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~2

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