Book Itch, The: Freedom, Truth, & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore
Publication Information
Author:  Nelson, Vaunda Micheauz	Illustrator:  Christie, Gregory R.
Title:  Book Itch, The: Freedom, Truth, & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore	Date:  2015
Publisher:  Carolrhoda Books	City:  Minneapolis
ISBN, paperback:  9781-4-4677-4618-2	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    biography and autobiography, nonfiction, easy reading
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies
Summary:
In the 1930's Lewis Micheaux Sr. started a bookstore in Harlem and named it the National Memorial African Bookstore. The bookstore fostered new ideas and helped people stand up for what they believed in. This inspirational book tells the story of a man who wanted to change the world through books. His bookstore carried the largest collection of African and African American related books in the world and was visited by authors, poets and people of all political persuasions.
Teaching Ideas:
Research and write about some of the prominent figures who visited the bookstore. Students create posters with slogans about reading and books and success.
Teaching Strategies:
Creating a Classroom Magazine    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/create_class_zine.pdf
Discussion Webs    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/discussion_webs.pdf
K-W-L Instruction Strategy    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/k_w_l.pdf
(Write and Share) 2    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/write_share2.pdf
Unsent Letters    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/unsent_letters.pdf
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