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.
As A Child, Myers Went To School In His Neighborhood And Attended Bible Sch
Myers Walter Dean:
The Story of the Three Kingdoms
Illustrator: Ashley Bryan
Harpercollins , 1997
Quality paperback, 32 pages
Myers Walter Dean, Deary Terry:
Harlem
Illustrator: Christopher A. Myers
Scholastic Press , 1997
Hardcover, 32 pages
Myers Walter Dean:
Brown Angels: An Album of Pictures and Verse
Harpercollins , 1996
Quality paperback, 40 pages
Myers Walter Dean, Meyers Walter D.:
Darnell Rock Reporting
Yearling Books , 1996
Quality paperback, 144 pages
The Great Migration: An American Story
Illustrator: Jacob Lawrence, Contribution by: Walter Dean Myers
Harpertrophy , 1995
Quality paperback, 48 pages
