| Here in Harlem: Poems in Many Voices Contributor(s): Myers, Walter Dean (Author) |
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ISBN: 0823422127 ISBN-13: 9780823422128 Publisher: Holiday House OUR PRICE: $11.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2008 Annotation: Here are powerful and soulful first-person poems in the voices of the residents who make up the legendary neighborhood: basketball players, teachers, mail carriers, jazz artists, maids, veterans, nannies, students, and others. These poems capture the energy and resilience of a neighborhood and a people. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 5.64" W x 9.14" (0.47 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Catalog Heading - Poetry - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 83233 Reading Level: 5.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Acclaimed writer Walter Dean Myers celebrates the people of Harlem with these powerful and soulful first-person poems in the voices of the residents who make up the legendary neighborhood: basketball players, teachers, mail carriers, jazz artists, maids, veterans, nannies, students, and more. Exhilarating and electric, these poems capture the energy and resilience of a neighborhood and a people. |
Contributor Bio(s): Myers, Walter Dean: - Walter Dean Myers was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia in 1937. He is one of the premier authors of books for children. |