This richly informative and gorgeously illustrated book celebrates Harlem’s vibrant traditions, past and present.
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Discover the Harlem icons that have defined generations of American culture. Harlem is full of remarkable treasures, including museums, performance spaces, community centers, and more—all of which come to life in this lavish celebration of Harlem as an epicenter of African American history and a vibrant neighborhood that continues to shape our world. At once a love letter and a rich alphabetical archive, H Is for Harlem highlights communities and traditions that connect our past and present.
Publisher: Hachette Book Group
Original Binding: Hardcover Picture Book
Pages: 48 pages
ISBN-10: 0316322377
Item Weight: 1.5 lbs
Dimensions: 10.4 x 0.7 x 12.4 inches
Praise for H Is for Harlem: A Kirkus Best Book of the Year A School Library Journal Best of the Year A Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor for Nonfiction A Horn Book Fanfare Title An SCBWI Golden Kite Honor for Nonfiction Text for Younger Readers A Nerdy Book Club Best of the Year Selection A Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Book of the Year An ALSC Notable Book for Children An NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Selection A CBC Teacher and Librarian Favorite Award Winner An Amazon Best Book of the Month A Junior Library Guild Selection
* "Historically rich…. Harrison’s stunning, colorful, highly textured illustrations complement and expand upon Johnson’s textual snapshots, which offer just enough detail to encourage children to deepen their knowledge of Harlem. This is a beautiful and welcome celebration of Black joy. A gem that whets the appetite to learn more about a city where art is as alive as the people who live there."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Dinah Johnson is the award-winning author of many books for young readers, including Black Magic, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie; Hair Dance! with photographs by Kelly Johnson; Quinnie Blue, illustrated by James Ransome; Sunday Week, illustrated by Tyrone Geter; and All Around Town: The Photographs of Richard Samuel Roberts. A professor of English at the University of South Carolina, she lives in Columbia, South Carolina. She invites you to visit her at dinahjohnsonbooks.com.
April Harrison, a renowned folk artist, is the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award–winning illustrator of Patricia C. McKissack’s final picture book, What Is Given from the Heart, which received four starred reviews and which the New York Times Book Review called an “exquisite story of generosity.” Her work appears in the public collections of Vanderbilt University, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, the Atlanta Housing Authority, and the Erskine University Museum, as well as in many private collections. She invites you to visit her at www.april-harrison.com.
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