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    Viking Juvenile, Hardcover, 1995
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    Metropolitan Museum of Art, Hardcover, 1995

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The Block
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4.3 out of 5
Based on 6 Ratings and 4 Reviews

Book Description
Thirteen poems about the New York City neighborhood of Harlem are teamed with the collage painting, The Block, a celebration of the bustle of Harlem, from the corner grocery store to the local Baptist church.
Book Information
PublisherMetropolitan Museum of Art
BindingHardcover (2 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages32
ISBN-10067086501X
ISBN-13978-0670865017
Publication Date11/01/1995
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About Langston Hughes (Author) : Langston Hughes is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Langston Hughes include The Dream Keeper and Other Poems, Junior Great Books (Series 4... more
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About Romare Bearden (Illustrator) : Romare Bearden is a published author, illustrator, and a painter of children's books. Some of the published credits of Romare Bearden include Romare Bearden, Li'l Dan, the Drummer Boy: A Civil War Sto... more
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About Bill Cosby (Introduction) : Bill Cosby is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Bill Cosby include One Dark and Scary Night (A Little Bill Book for Beginning Readers), Friends of a Feather: One... more
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