Here in Harlem: Poems in Many Voices
by Walter Dean Myers
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- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2004
Word Count 9,146
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 83233, 1.0 AR Points
- 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
- Great Books For Boys
Our Original Resources 6
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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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 4
Author Interviews 9
Meet-the-Author Movie with Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
Created by PBS
Interview with Walter Dean Myers
Created by Library of Congress
Children’s Literature Legacy Award Speech given by Christopher Myers on behalf of Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture, 2009, given by Walter Dean Myers
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Educator's Guide from Holiday House
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Reading Group Guide from Holiday House
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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, 1993-2023
Winner, 2005
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2005
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2022
Selection, 2005
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