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[ 책 소개 ]
* 1998년도 Caldecott Honor 수상작
* Coretta Scott King Award 수상작
* A Boston Globe-Horn Book Award 수상작
* An ALA Notable Children's Book
* An ALA Best Book foe Young Adults
* A CBC/NCSS Notable Children's Book
Newbery상을 수상한 저명한 아동문학 작가인 Walter Dean Myers가 글을 쓰고 아들인 Christopher Myers가 그림을 그렸습니다.
작가가 자랐던 미국 뉴욕시의 흑인 거주지역 할렘의 생활과 문화, 그리고 열정을 독특하고 화려한 콜라쥬기법으로 묘사했습니다.
[ 서지 정보 ]
Edition: School & Library Binding: 32 pages
ISBN: 0590543407
책 크기: 31.3cm x 24.2cm
[ 영문 서평 ]
Book Description
Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, and James Baldwin have sung their songs about Harlem. Now Newbery Honor author Walter Dean Myers joins their chorus in calling to life the deep, rich and hope-filled history of this community. Christopher Myers' boldly assembled art resonates with feeling and tells a tale all its own. The words and pictures together connect readers of all ages to the spirit of Harlem in its music, art, literature, and everyday life. Author and illustrator tour.
Publisher's Weekly
This heartfelt tribute captures the many moods of Harlem, bringing to life a very real urban community steeped in cultural history. Myers begins his poem with the words "Harlem was a promise/ Of a better life, of a place where a man didn't/ Have to know his place/ Simply because he was/ Black"; this cautious optimism informs the text. Children play on sidewalks and the smell of barbecue lingers. But there is sadness too-a "fleet of funeral cars" or "endless depths of pain/ Singing a capella on the street corners." Throughout, the past overlays the present, like a legacy passed down ("A journey on the A train/ That started on the banks of the Niger/ And has not ended"). Dreams dreamed in present-day Harlem are a part of this continuum, and music is the means of expression. The text pays homage to the "weary blues that Langston knew/ And Countee sung"; to Sunday night gospel music and Lady Day on the radio. Christopher Myers, who previously illustrated his father's Shadow of the Red Moon, delivers bold collages that are both stark and lyrical. People stare out of his paintings, challenging or appealing to the viewer, or lost in reverie. Rough cut paper and daubed paint combine to create a raw immediacy. This is by no means an easy book-most of the allusions, if not the poem's significance itself, will need to be explained to children-but its artistic integrity is unmistakable; the effort its presentation to young readers may require is worth it.
School Library Journal
A visually striking, oversized picture book. Walter Dean Myers's songlike poem relates the story of a group of people who settled in New York City, hoping to improve their lots in life, only to discover that racism could still keep them from achieving success. Well-known Harlem landmarks, such as the Cotton Club and the Apollo Theater, are mentioned, as are famous African Americans, like Langston Hughes and Joe Louis. The pain of discrimination is made abundantly clear through Myers's forceful, often bitter words. The pride and determination of the people of Harlem are also demonstrated, as is their at times overwhelming despair. The bold collage and ink drawings complement the text well. Although the book paints a vibrant picture of the area and its residents, it is difficult to imagine its proposed audience. Many young people will not be able to grasp the subtleties and imagery of the poem or understand its frequent cultural references. The artwork is fresh and eye-catching, but it, too, is sophisticated. Overall, this is an arresting and heartfelt tribute to a well-known, but little understood, community that may take a bit of effort to sell.
VOYA
This father and son team takes us on a guided tour of Harlem: the younger member shows us the sights with the use of ink, gouache, and collage, while the elder uses language to trace threads from around the world and throughout history that make up the tapestry of this special place. The artwork gives one the sensation of being a privileged outsider allowed a closer look: People peer underneath frames as though regarding the reader. Texture and a strong sense of perspective add depth. Some full-page spreads are followed by smaller frames, almost as though we had returned from out tour and are now looking at a scrapbook of photographs. Children abandoning themselves to the joy of playing in an open fire hydrant, a woman spreading her arms as if in flight, blocks of strong color-all emphasize the passion of the accompanying poetry. While the illustrations focus on color and texture, a recurrent theme in the text is sound: "Heavy hearted tambourine rhythms/Loosed in the hard city/Like a scream torn from the throat/Of an ancient clarinet." The author notes "colors loud enough to be heard" and "lilt/Tempo, cadence/A language of darkness." These sensual elements combine to create a vivid picture of a vibrant community. References to famous people and places-Lady Day, Smalls, the Cotton Club, Mintons, Striver's Row-add an almost mythical quality to this tribute. These allusions excite the reader's curiosity. Neither author nor illustrator let the tone become idealistically romantic though. One illustration focuses on the white-gloved hands of casket bearers, and we are told, "Sometimes despair makes/The stoops shudder." Harlem will find many fans among YAs. Take the opportunity to introduce and talk about this book. (Hard to imagine it being any better written, Will appeal with pushing, Middle School-defined as grades 6 to 8, Junior High-defined as grades 7 to 9 and Senior High-defined as grades 10 to 12).
From Parents' Choice?
Walter Dean Meyers, a famous children's book writer, describes the home "town" of many of his peers. His son, Christopher, illustrates the book. A Parents' Choice Approval. (Parents' Choice, 1999)
From Booklist
The two Myerses--author and artist, father and son--celebrate Harlem, which they perceive both as a city and a "promise of a better life," in quite different but wonderfully complementary ways. The author views Harlem--where he grew up--as a symbol of African American aspiration; the artist shares a more concrete city composed of "colors loud enough to be heard." In a text that is as much song as poem, the author offers his impressionistic appreciation for a culture that is predominantly music-based, with its roots in "calls and songs and shouts" "first heard in the villages of Ghana/Mali/Senegal." In his hotly vibrant ink, gouache, and collage images, the artist shows us the textures of the city streets, the colors of "sun yellow shirts on burnt umber bodies," and even, it seems, the sounds the words themselves evoke. The very look of metaphorical moments is well served by the text, but it is Harlem as a visual experience that YAs will return to again and again, to admire and wonder at what is realized with truly extraordinary grace and power by this young artist of such wonderful promise.
From Kirkus Reviews
A hot new artist and his distinguished father fashion a picture book with a stirring sound at its center. Walter Dean Myers (Slam!, p. 1536, etc.) gives poetry a jazz backbeat to tell the story of Harlem, the historic center of African-American culture in New York City. To newcomers from Waycross, Georgia, from East St. Louis, from Trinidad, ``Harlem was a promise.'' Listing the streets and the churches, naming Langston and Countee, Shango and Jesus, the text is rich with allusion. The imagery springs to life at once: ``Ring-a-levio warriors/Stickball heroes''; ``a full lipped, full hipped/Saint washing collard greens . . . Backing up Lady Day on the radio.'' A strong series of images of ink and gouache capture the beauty of faces, from the very old to very young, from golden to blue- black. Christopher Myers sets his scenes to match the streets, fire escapes, jazz clubs, and kitchens of Harlem, and makes them by turns starkly stylized as an Egyptian mask or sweet as a stained glass window. Put this on the shelf next to Chris Raschka's Charlie Parker Played Be-Bop (1992) and see if anyone can sit still when the book is read aloud. (Picture book. 5+)
Ingram
Depicts the rich character of Harlem through poetry and illustrations in which the author and his son paint a picture that connects readers to the spirit of Harlem in music, art, literature, and everyday life. |
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