Myers Walter Dean:
I've Seen the Promised Land: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, JR.
Illustrator: LeonardJenkins
Amistad Press , 2004
Hardcover, 40 pages
Size: 261x231 mm
ISBN: 9780060277031
ISBN-10: 0060277033
Walter Dean Myers
Born In Marinsburg, West Virginia In 1937, Walter Dean Myers Is One Of The Premier Authors Of Books For Children. His Mother Died Very Early In His Life-An Event That Propelled Him Into Experiences That Later Influenced Him To Write. It Was Difficult For Myers' Father To Raise Eight Children Alone, And Eventually, A Nearby Couple, Herbert And Florence Dean, Took In Three-Year Old Walter And Moved To Harlem, New York. "Harlem Became My Home And The Place Where My First Impressions Of The World Were Set," Says Myers. <Br>As A Child, Myers Went To School In His Neighborhood And Attended Bible Sch
Leonard Jenkins
Painter Leonard Jenkins Is Also The Illustrator Of The Man Who Knew Too Much, Retold By Julius Lester. He Lives In New York City.
