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Charles R. Smith Jr.

Charles R. Smith Jr.
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Charles R. Smith Jr.

Charles R. Smith Jr. is the acclaimed poet and Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator of My People, a picture book based on the poem by Langston Hughes. He is also the illustrator of If, and he won the Coretta Scott King Author Honor for his book Twelve Rounds To Glory. He grew up in California and attended the Brooks Institute of Photography. A magazine and book cover photographer in addition to a picture book creator, Charles now lives with his wife and son in Poughkeepsie, New York. Visit him on the web at www.charlesrsmithjr.com.

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Stars in the Shadows will be released on January 03, 2012 in Hardcover, eBook
Jan 03, 2012
Stars in the Shadows is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Jan 03, 2012
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Chapter 1 from Stars in the Shadows
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Cleveland Live, May 5, 2012
...sparkle and the amusing details give kids lots to ponder. Quite funny. Grade: Triple Stars in the Shadows Charles R. Smith, Jr. & Frank Morrison Working from a radio broadcast transcript, poet Smith writes breezy rhyming couplets to depict the second...
USA Today, April 7, 2012
...how the games we play can be mental as well as physical." Stars in the Shadows By Charles R. Smith Jr., illustrated by Frank Morrison; Atheneum, $14.99, ages 8-12; non-fiction The Negro League All-Star Game on Aug. 26, 1934, is the setting for Charles...
USA Today, April 4, 2012
...science fiction, there's more than one way to hit a home run. 'Stars in the Shadows' By Charles R. Smith Jr., illustrated by Frank Morrison Atheneum, 106 pp., $14.99, ages 8-12 * * * 1/2 Aug. 26, 1934 was a beautiful day to play baseball in Chicago...
USA Today, April 4, 2012
...the longest-playing all-brother team in history. Stars in the Shadows: The Negro League All-Star Game of 1934 by Charles R. Smith Jr., illustrated by Frank Morrison (Atheneum, $14.99, ages 8-12) In the legendary East vs. West Negro League All-Star Game...
School Library Journal, April 3, 2012
...Mike Krzyzewski (http://coachk.com/) Pick-Up Game: A Full Day of Full Court. Edited by Marc Aronson and Charles R. Smith, Jr. Narrated by Dion Graham and Quincy Tyler Bernstine. 4 CDs. 4 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2011. ISBN 978-1-4558-0080-3. $49.97. Gr 8...
Gloucester Township Patch, March 16, 2012
...to My Trumpet , by Mo Williams Stars in the Shadows: The Negro League All-Star Game of 1934 , by Charles R. Smith Jr. Library members can use the library system's online catalog, CamCat , to order, reserve or arrange for pickup of these books at any...
Library Journal, February 21, 2012
...Books, LLC CHILDREN’S TITLES FOR AGES UP TO 8 Black Jack: The Ballad of Jack Johnson , by Charles R. Smith, Jr., Narrated by Dion Graham, Live Oak Media Django: World’s Greatest Jazz Guitarist , by Bonnie Christensen, Narrated by George...
Library Journal, February 21, 2012
...Books, LLC CHILDREN’S TITLES FOR AGES UP TO 8 Black Jack: The Ballad of Jack Johnson , by Charles R. Smith, Jr., Narrated by Dion Graham, Live Oak Media Django: World’s Greatest Jazz Guitarist , by Bonnie Christensen, Narrated by George...
PublishersWeekly.com, February 20, 2012
...Books, LLC CHILDREN’S TITLES FOR AGES UP TO 8 Black Jack: The Ballad of Jack Johnson, by Charles R. Smith, Jr., Narrated by Dion Graham, Live Oak Media Django: World’s Greatest Jazz Guitarist, by Bonnie Christensen, Narrated by George Guidall, Live...
School Library Journal, February 3, 2012
...and a teacher’s guide: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/fight/index.html. Black Jack: The Ballad of Jack Johnson. By Charles R. Smith, Jr. Illus. by Shane W. Evans. Narrated by Dion Graham. CD. 14:29 min. with hardcover book. Live Oak Media. 2010. ISBN...
School Library Journal, February 2, 2012
...and a teacher’s guide: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/fight/index.html. Black Jack: The Ballad of Jack Johnson. By Charles R. Smith, Jr. Illus. by Shane W. Evans. Narrated by Dion Graham. CD. 14:29 min. with hardcover book. Live Oak Media. 2010. ISBN...
Hudson Valley Press, February 2, 2012
...Black”, along with other books “A Rainbow All Around Me”, “Read and Rise”, and “I Am Latino.” • Charles R. Smith, Jr. is the award-winning author and photographer of over twenty children’s books. Always an avid reader since early...
Hudson Valley Press, February 2, 2012
...Black”, along with other books “A Rainbow All Around Me”, “Read and Rise”, and “I Am Latino.” • Charles R. Smith, Jr. is the award-winning author and photographer of over twenty children’s books. Always an avid reader since early...
STLtoday.com, January 24, 2012
...illustrated work went to "My People," in which a story written by Langston Hughes was illustrated by Charles R. Smith Jr. The Coretta Scott King prize for writing went to "Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal," by...