Book Detail

Brown Angels: An Album of Picture and Verse

Publication Information
Author:  Myers, Walter Dean Illustrator:  
Title:  Brown Angels: An Album of Picture and Verse Date:  1993
Publisher:  HarperCollins City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-06-022918-7 ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Yes Young Adult:  
Picture:   Yes

General Information:
Book Type(s):    poetry, photographic essay, easy reading

HSE Descriptor(s):    language arts - reading

Summary:
This book is a collection of very short poems and photographs of African-American children. Many of the photos are from the turn of the century.

Teaching Ideas:
Teachers may want to read a few of the poems aloud and ask the students to bring in their own childhood photos or write their own poetry, using these short ones of Walter Dean Myers as models. This book may be a logical part of a unit on the turn of the century and might be paired with Hamilton's The Bells of Christmas. Teachers may also want to use this book as an introduction to the novels of W.D. Myers. Walter Dean Myers: www.rutgers.edu/special/kay/myers.html and www.teacher.scholastic.com/authorsandbooks/authors/myers/bio.htm.

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Art and Photography > photography
bullet Ethnic Groups > African-American
bullet Family > children > childhood
bullet Literature and Language > poetry


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