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Summary: "Learn all about the amazing African American culture of Harlem with this fun-filled nonfiction reader--carefully leveled to help children progress . . . 'Harlem Renaissance' will introduce kids to the exciting lives, music, art and ideas of the African American community of Harlem 100 years ago--and is a motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills, proving ideal for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2024
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE MWAHill, Laban Carrick
Summary: Explores the literary, artistic, and intellectual creativity of the Harlem Renaissance and discusses the lives and work of Louis Armstrong, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and other notable figures of the era.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company Books for Young Readers 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 810.9 HILSmith, Sherri L.
Summary: "Travel back in time to the 1920s and 1930s to the sounds of jazz in nightclubs and the 24-hours-a-day bustle of the famous Black neighborhood of Harlem in uptown Manhattan. It was a dazzling time when there was an outpouring of the arts of African Americans--the poetry of Langston Hughes, the novels of Zora Neale Hurston, the sculptures of Augusta Savage, and that brand-new music called jazz...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.7 SMICopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.7 SMICopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J900 WHAAlston, Bria
Summary: Meet Claudie Wells. She is 9 years old and is surrounded by artists, writers, dancers, and the culture of the Harlem Renaissance during 1922. Everyone seems to be good at something, but Claudie can't find her special talent.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2024
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE ALSHarris, Duchess
Summary: "In the 1920s, many African Americans left the South to escape racial violence. Some settled in New York City's Harlem neighborhood. Black artists, writers, and musicians in Harlem ushered in a cultural revolution called the Harlem Renaissance. The Harlem Renaissance explores this movement and its legacy. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J700.899 HARWalker, David
Summary: "Monster-hunting has been the Sangerye family business for generations as they battle the jinoo - hideous creatures born out of hate and racism. But now the Sangeryes face a different threat -- the deadly inzondo, a new kind of monster born out of grief and trauma. With one of their own turning into an inzondo and an army of tortured souls on the attack in 1920s Harlem, the Sangerye family must...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Image Comics 2020
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 BITWorth, Richard
Summary: The Harlem Renaissance was like a magnificent fireworks display; it was colorful, brilliant, and in a few moments, it was over. This was the first time African Americans had led a cultural movement and the first time that white Americans had paid attention to their achievements. Through striking images and fascinating details, this book examines the origins of the Harlem Renaissance, especially...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Publishing Group 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 974.7 WORWalker, David
Summary: "In the 1920s, the Harlem Renaissance is in full swing, and only the Sangerye Family, once known as the greatest monster hunters of all time, can save New York -- and the world -- from the supernatural forces threatening to destroy humanity. But those days are fading and the once-great family that specialized in curing the souls of those infected by racism and hate has been torn apart by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Image Comics 2019
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 BITHughes, Langston
Summary: Presents a collection of letters exchanged over the course of four decades between poet Langston Hughes and his mentor, Carl Van Vechten, offering an incisive look at current events and issues.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2001