Bronnie is so lovely with the boys and we also felt that having a man enthusing about the books set a great example. A selected bibliography of Angelou's books and a selected museum listing of Basquiat's works open the door to further inspiration through the fine arts. This experience has been fantastic primarily for the children, the school and also for me (professionally). There was just the right amount of choice to suit everyone without being overwhelming and I received comments from parents and staff about the quality of books offered compared to previous sales which have always been based around current crazes and well known celebrity authors.

You guys were so fab and Dawn was such a lovely presence in the schools - I will absolutely be in touch next time I'm in your neck of the woods. In this brilliant introduction to poetry and contemporary art, brief biographies of Angelou and Basquiat accompany the text and artwork, focusing on the strengths they took from their lives and brought to their work. What’s more, while the work was not intended for children, in this edition from Sarah Jane Boyers, we see its immediacy and relevance to a young audience. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Basquiat's first works were drawn onto the walls of Manhattan buildings, and the frenzied, sometimes angry compositions here have the rawness of graffiti.Her youth focus has been on books about contemporary art and poetry, critical thinking, and political activism, starting with her award-winning book LIFE DOESN'T FRIGHTEN ME, in which she married the expressive artwork of Jean-Michel Basquiat to a stirring l978 poem of Dr. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Together, Angelou's words and Basquiat's paintings create a place where every child, indeed every person, may experience his or her own fearlessness.

Shadows on the wallNoises down the hallLife doesn't frighten me at all Maya Angelou's brave, defiant poem celebrates the courage within each of us, young and old. Likes: Terry Collett, Iqbal Osman, , saikoo, FroZen Darkness, Keerthi, , Scribbles8, Shida, Andrew Stull, Maris a Warrior, Groovy, Amys Poem, Khadijah7, Michael Isaac, Krystal Nairn, Matinagr, poeticpeep, Anika8, A. She is 5 and lovea reading and Maya Angelou is my favourite author so was a lovely ly introduction into Angelou's work.i>Shadows on the wallNoises down the hallLife doesn't frighten me at all" Maya Angelou's brave, defiant poem celebrates the courage within each of us, young and old. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. His art is exhibited in over a dozen museums around the world, including the MoMA, the Met, and the Whitney. She lectured throughout the US and abroad and was Reynolds professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University in North Carolina since 1981. She was a poet, historian, author, actress, playwright, civil-rights activist, producer and director.

Bookwagon recommends Life Doesn’t Frighten Me as a poem to know, recite, love and this edition as a book to keep and gift. Abrams)- hardback What about ‘ Mean old Mother Goose‘ or ‘ Lions on the loose‘ or even ‘ Dragons breathing flame/ On my counterpane‘? While Bookwagon offers a wealth of classic poetry collections, such as included within Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright, this is a rare isolated poetry publication.From the scary thought of panthers in the park to the unsettling scene of a new classroom, fearsome images are summoned and dispelled by the power of faith in ourselves. It seems that when Maya Angelou wrote this classic poem originally, it was not intended for children. Her second book, O BEAUTIFUL FOR SPACIOUS SKIES, created a "conversation" between Wayne Thiebaud's paintings and our unofficial American hymn written by one of our first suffragettes, Katharine Lee Bates. I was at my last school for 4 years and we had ********* book fairs every term – and every term, I was disappointed by the narrow range of books.