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Here in Harlem: Poems in Many Voices
Contributor(s): Myers, Walter Dean (Author)

ISBN: 0823422127 ISBN-13: 9780823422128
Publisher: Holiday House

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
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

Age Level: 12-17

Grade Level: 7-12

Guided Reading: Z (Grade 7/8)

Physical Information: 0.34" H x 5.64" W x 9.14" L (0.47 lbs) 96 pages

Themes:
- Catalog Heading - Poetry
- Curriculum Strand - Language Arts
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Chronological Period - 20th Century

Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Table of Contents

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.

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