Harlem at four / written by Dr. Michael Datcher ; illustrated by Frank Morrison.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Random House Studio, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780593429334
- 0593429338
- 9780593429341
- 0593429346
- Harlem at 4
Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Picturebook | Family & Pets | DATCHER MICHAEL | Available | 33111011094444 | ||||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Picturebook | New | DATCHER MICHAEL | Available | 33111011204662 | ||||
Children's Book | Northport Library | Children's Picturebook | DATCHER MICHAEL | Available | 33111011143464 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A stunning picture book comprising two incredible stories-the first part chronicles the adventures of a four-year-old Black girl named Harlem, while the second part describes the history of Harlem the neighborhood. From a New York Times bestselling author and a critically acclaimed illustrator.
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
In this beautiful picture book in two parts, meet Harlem- the girl and the neighborhood. Part one follows the adventures of a little girl named Harlem and her single father as they go on a museum "playdate" with painters Romare Bearden and Jean-Michel Basquiat, listen to John Coltrane records, and conduct science experiments in their apartment ("The volcano erupts /Red lava on Valentine's Day!").
Part two takes us back to the fourth year of the twentieth century in Harlem the neighborhood. Here, we are introduced to Philip A. Payton Jr., aka Papa Payton, whose Afro-American Realty Company gave birth to the Black housing explosion, helping to start America's Great Black Migration. Because of Papa Peyton, Black families-like Harlem and her father a century later-could move to Harlem and thrive and flourish.
This is a completely unique, absolutely gorgeous picture book by a New York Times bestselling author and a Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator that weaves together the lives of a modern Black family and a historically Black neighborhood in New York City.
Ages 3-7. Random House Studio.
Grades K-1. Random House Studio.
Includes bibliographical references.
Two stories about Harlem; the first chronicles the adventures of a four-year-old Black girl named Harlem, and the second describes the history of the New York neighborhood of Harlem and the start of America's Great Black Migration.