Myers Walter Dean:
Amiri & Odette: A Love Story
Illustrator: JavakaSteptoe
Scholastic Press , 2009
Hardcover, 40 pages
Size: 242x191 mm
ISBN: 9780590680417
ISBN-10: 0590680412
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
Javaka Steptoe
Javaka Steptoe Is The Compiler And Illustrator Of The Coretta Scott King Award-Winning Poetry Collection In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall And The Author/Illustrator Of The Jones Family Express. For Clarion, He Has Illustrated A Pocketful Of Poems By Nikki Grimes. He Lives In Brooklyn, N.Y. For More Information Visit Www.Javaka.Com.
