Here in Harlem: Poems in Many Voices
by Walter Dean Myers
Walter Dean Myers’s vibrant collection of poems gives life and breath and words... read more
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- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 2004
Word Count 9,146
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 83233
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Poetry
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry | General
- African Americans
- African Americans--Poetry
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
- American poetry
- Young adult poetry, American
- Lists With This Book
- Images of Community
Our Original Resources 5

Meet-the-Author Movie with Walter Dean Myers
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Walter Dean Myers
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Reader's Guide from Lee B. Hopkins Poetry Award
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Lesson Plan from Holiday House
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by various narrators
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Awards & Distinctions 5

Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2021
Winner, 2005

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2005

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2020
Selection, 2005
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