The Creation

Johnson, James Weldon; James E. Ransome (Illustrator)

ISBN 10: 0823410692 / ISBN 13: 9780823410699

Published by Holiday House, New York, 1994

About this Item

SIGNED. Unpaginated. Quarto [26cm]. 1/4 bright green cloth with orange boards. Title gilt stamped on spine and blind stamped on cover. With James E. Ransome's signature on the front free endpaper, along with a small original illustration and the words "Keep Reading!".

Seller Inventory # 70014

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Creation
• Publisher: Holiday House, New York
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0823410692
• ISBN 13: 9780823410699
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Ransome, James E.
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Children's Books

About this title

Synopsis

An beautifully illustrated rendition of a 1927 poem by a famous member of the Harlem Renaissance tells of God's creation of the world up to the making of man, capturing the rhythms and cadences of African-American folktales and country sermons.

About the Authors

JAMES WELDON JOHNSON (1871–1938) was a songwriter, poet, novelist, journalist, critic, autobiographer, lawyer, and public servant. With his brother John Rosamond, he wrote “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which became the African American national anthem. He was United States consul to Venezuela and Nicaragua, executive director of the NAACP, and a professor of creative literature at Fisk University. His many books include The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man.

James E. Ransome received both the Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration and the IBBY Honor Award for his art for The Creation by James Weldon Johnson. Other awards include Coretta Scott King Honor Awards, an NACP Image Award, and a Parenting Reading Magic Award. He lives in New York State with his family.