Nikki Giovanni is a world-renowned poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. She is the author of Rosa, which won a Caldecott Honor and the Coretta Scott King Award, as well many other books for children and adults. Giovanni reads from and discusses her two new books Lincoln and Douglass: An American Friendship, which offers a glimpse into the unusual friendship between two great American leaders, and Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat.
Lincoln and Douglass: An American Friendship
($16.95) Henry Holt ISBN #0-8050-8264-6.
Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat
($19.99) Sourcebooks ISBN #978-1-4022-1048-8.
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