All the Colors of the Race

by Arnold Adoff

Book Overview

A collection of poems written from the point of view of a child with a black mother and a white father. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688008798
• ISBN13: 9780688008796
• Release Date: February 1982
• Publisher: Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Books
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

All the Colors of the Race

I enjoyed reading All the Colors of the Race by Arnold Adoff. (Illustrated by John Steptoe.) It was interesting how Adoff writes from the perspective of a girl. With such strong sentiments, I couldn't help but wonder if there is any relation to his own life or that of someone he knows. I have read other poetry books by Adoff, and this was one of my favorites. In "I am making a circle for my self," I enjoyed the references to Golda Meir and Moses. In "The way I see any hope for later," Adoff powerfully addresses issues of race and gender, saying that we need to "stop looking" and "start loving." What a powerful poem! Even the layout of the words adds to the effect. "Remember:" makes an interesting reference to the fact that way back when there was only one race--a fact that makes one wonder how we ever became so divided.