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This is a great story to teach children about different cultures or to represent their own culture.

“Harlem was a promise of a better life, of a place where a man didn‘t have to know his place simply because he was black.”

This book paints the picture of how Harlem became what it is today. The author does a wonderful job highlighting cultures that make up one of the most culturally diverse cities in America.

“Precious Lord….take my hand, Lead me on, let me stand”

“Saint washing collard green in a cracked porcelain sink“

This book is very powerful and doesn‘t beat around the bushes for what life was like back then.

Harlem by Terry Deary 1998 Caldecot

They are going to Harlem for hopes for a better life! There is strong vocabulary and very descriptive colors and images! I really enjoyed looking at this book and fully experiencing the pictures that depicted what the author was writing.

“A carnival of children, people the daytime streets, ring-a-Levi‘s warriors, stickball heroes, hide-and-seek knights and ladies, waiting to sing their own sweet songs, living out their own slam-dunk dreams, listening, for the coming of blues.”

This book could be considered a window into another persons life. Which could be used in a classroom setting.

Caldecott honor 1998 book. This book has a theme of giving hope to African Americans during a hard time so that the could be liberated.

This book is a Caldecott Winner, and for good reason(pub.1997). The poems show insight into a life that some people may not know and illustrations show a beautiful look onto different types of art in book illustration.
I suggest this book highly. It shows a life that people may not know or think of. It also gives the thoughts of being thankful for ones life.
“Sometimes it is the artist looking into a mirror, Painting a portrait of his own heart.“

“We hope we pray our black skins reflecting the face of god..”

I love the detail On this page and the importance of what is happening in the situation

I thought the illustrations were absolutely outstanding! However I felt the Story was a bit confusing and I had to re read it a few times!

“A journey on the A train that started on the banks of Niger and has not ended.”

I enjoyed the authors allusion to hip hop and the reference to Biggie Smalls.

This book has very cool illustrations of Harlem and the city that has so much history. I really enjoyed the historical aspect of the book and the fact that the author implemented where so many people came from to get to Harlem.

“Sometimes despair makes
The stoops shudder
Sometimes there are endless depths of pain
Singing a cappella on the street corners”

This book tells the story of Harlem and all the things that influence the people of Harlem and what makes Harlem unique. This illustrations are gorgeous and help enhance the story so much. You can tell how detailed the painting of it is by the use of color and shading.

A great book to use for the concept of multicultural.

A heartfelt book that gives an example of a boy who has to worry about his place in life because of the color of his skin. Traveling to Harlem allows the boy to not have to worry about the daily struggles he deals with because of his culture and allows dreamed dreams. It touches on culture and shows how music can help expression. Award: Caldecott Honor; Published: 1997; Illustrator: Christopher Myers

I think this book would be great for a classroom to discuss African American culture and the unique richness of the beautiful art and music that stems from Harlem, and their city itself. I think that African American culture in Harlem is depicted very well and can inform students of different cultures and how they are influenced by location.

This book is about the culture, heritage and language of people from Harlem. The culture there is incredibly unique, and is displayed as being very artistic with music, art and dance. The characters talk to inform the readers about Harlem‘s dialect and how people typically speak in that city. The city is also shown as very busy, with multiple important streets and destinations. Along with some iconic figures described in the book.

#WinterWonderland Day 4: Tagged book reminds me of #AngelOfHarlem, a collection of poems by Myers illustrated by his son. It is clear that Harlem is a place where dreams are woven and hopes shared amongst people of all races, colors, beliefs, nationalities. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-2cu

This is a lovely picture book, with beautiful poetry and illustrations. My lovely baby niece (6 months) seems to love it too, and kicked her little legs in excitement for all the pictures.