![]() ![]() While I have visited the United States several times, I haven’t been to the East Coast yet. Now Walter Dean Myers joins their chorus in calling to life the deep, rich, and hope-filled history of this community, this crucible of American culture. Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, and James Baldwin have sung their songs about Harlem. Apart from the inspired illustrations, I was taken by the summary I read from the jacketflap of the book – it appears as if this is hardly the first poem inspired by the city of Harlem: Head on over there to check out other exciting nonfiction links.Īn Ode to a City. This week’s host for Nonfiction Monday is Charlotte’s Library. Thanks Iphigene for such a lovely poster yet again. This is in keeping with our Poetry-filled Yuletide Cheer theme for November and December. It is a poem transformed into a picture book in honor of Harlem, written by Walter Dean Myers with fantabulous paintings/pictures done by Christopher Myers. Our contribution for Nonfiction Monday this week is a tad different. Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC).Literary Voyage Around The World Reading Challenge 2018.#WomenReadWomen2019 (A Year Of Women Reading Women) Reading Progress. ![]() #ReadIntl2020 (Year Of International Literature) Reading Progress.#DecolonizeBookshelves2022 Reading Progress.#DecolonizeReading2023 Reading Progress. ![]()
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