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, Walter Dean Myers :
Bad Boy: A Memoir
Thorndike Literacy Bridge
Thorndike Press , 2005
Hardcover
Myers Walter Dean:
I've Seen the Promised Land: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, JR.
Illustrator: Leonard Jenkins
Amistad Press , 2004
Hardcover, 40 pages
Myers Walter Dean:
I've Seen the Promised Land: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, JR.
Illustrator: Leonard Jenkins
Amistad Press , 2004
Hardcover, 40 pages
Myers Walter Dean:
Monster
Thorndike Literacy Bridge
Illustrator: Christopher A. Myers
Thorndike Press , 2004
Hardcover, 271 pages
Myers Walter Dean:
USS Constellation
Illustrator: Walter Dean Myers, Photographer: Walter Dean Myers
Holiday House , 2004
Hardcover, 96 pages
