New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age

Notable Children’s Book in the Language Arts (NCTE)

Library of Congress Children’s Books

ALA Notable Children’s Book

About the Book

Join acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers in a heartwarming celebration of African-American childhood in words and pictures. Sharing favorites from his collection of long-forgotten turn-of-the-century photographs, and punctuating them with his own moving poetry, Mr. Myers has created a beautiful album that reminds us that "the child in each of us is our most precious part."

Product Details

• ISBN: 9780064434553
• ISBN 10: 0064434559
• Imprint: HarperCollins
• On Sale: 08/16/1996
• Pages: 40
• List Price:11.99 CAD
• Ages: 4 to 8
• BISAC1 : JUVENILE NONFICTION / Family / General (see also headings under Social Topics)
• BISAC2 : JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / United States / African American
• BISAC3 : JUVENILE NONFICTION / Photography

Walter Dean Myers

Biography

Walter Dean Myers was the New York Times bestselling author of Monster, the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award; a former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature; and an inaugural NYC Literary Honoree. Myers received every single major award in the field of children's literature. He was the author of two Newbery Honor Books and six Coretta Scott King Awardees. He was the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults, a three-time National Book Award Finalist, as well as the first-ever recipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Other Works by Walter Dean Myers

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  Frederick Douglass: The Lion Who Wrote History

  By Walter Dean Myers

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  Juba!

  By Walter Dean Myers

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  Taking Aim

  By Walter Dean Myers