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Coming home from the life of Langston Hughes

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Main Author: Cooper, Floyd
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Philomel Books, 1994.
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Hughes, Langston, > 1902-1967 > Biography > Juvenile.
African American poets > 20th century > Biography > Juvenile.
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Physical Description:p. cm.
ISBN:0399226826
Author Notes:Floyd Cooper was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on January 8, 1956. He received a degree in fine arts from the University of Oklahoma. After graduating, he worked as an artist for a major greeting card company. In 1984, he came to New York City to pursue a career as an illustrator of books. The first book he illustrated was Grandpa's Face written by Eloise Greenfield. He received a Coretta Scott King Award for his illustrations in The Blacker the Berry and a Coretta Scott King Honor for Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea and I Have Heard of a Land. Floyd Cooper illustrator, and author, published over 96 books. On July 16, 2021, he died from cancer in Easton, PA. He was 65.

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