# The Creation (25th Anniversary Edition)

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- Authors: [James Weldon Johnson](https://www.bookquiver.com/james-weldon-johnson), [James E. Ransome](https://www.bookquiver.com/james-e-ransome)
- Publisher: holiday_house
- ISBN: 978-08-2344-025-2
- Pages: 40
- Published: 2018-10-02
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

An award-winning retelling of the Biblical creation story from a star of the Harlem Renaissance and an acclaimed illustratorJames Weldon Johnson, author of the civil rights anthem " Lift Ev''ry Voice and Sing," wrote this beautiful Bible-learning story in 1922, at the height of the Harlem Renaissance. Set in the Deep South, The Creation alternates breathtaking scenes from Genesis with images of a country preacher under a tree retelling the story for children. The exquisite detail of James E. Ransome''s sun-dappled paintings and the sophisticated rhythm of the free verse pay tribute to Black American oral traditions of country sermonizing and storytelling: As far as the eye of God could see/ Darkness covered everything/ Blacker than a hundred midnights/ Down in a cypress swamp. . . . This beautiful new edition of the classic Coretta Scott King Award winner features a fresh, modern design, a reimagined cover, and an introduction of the remarkable life of James Weldon Johnson. Beneath the dust jacket, the case features a detail of Ransome''s beautiful night sky, spangled with stars. A Junior Library Guild selection!