| Harlem Contributor(s): Myers, Walter Dean (Author), Myers, Christopher (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0590543407 ISBN-13: 9780590543408 Publisher: Scholastic Press OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 1997 Annotation: Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, and James Baldwin have sung their songs about Harlem. Now Newbery Honor author Walter Dean Myers joins their chorus in calling to life the deep, rich and hope-filled history of this community. Christopher Myers' boldly assembled art resonates with feeling and tells a tale all its own. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| LCCN: 96008108 |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 9.49" W x 12.28" (1.05 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 45869 Reading Level: 3.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: They took the road in Waycross Georgia / Skipped over the tracks in East St. Louis / Took the bus from Holly Springs / Hitched a ride from Gee's Bend / Took the long way through Memphis / The third deck down from Trinidad / A wrench of the heart from Goree Island / A wrench of the heart from Goree Island / To a place called Harlem. So begins this exquisite poem about the poet's childhood home. With a few deft strokes, Myers and Myers paint a picture of a cradle of American culture. The text calls on all Walter's powers as a narrative writer, a poet, and historian, as it moves from the ancient history of the people of Harlem, through their traditions of family, home, and religion, to their turn of the century Renaisaance and their contemporary despairs, joys, and hopes. A truly remarkable book. |