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Everywhere Beauty Is Harlem : the Vision of Photographer Roy Decarava

Author: Golio, Gary

Follett Number: 2080MD8
Audience: Upper Elementary
Publisher: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, 2024
Format: 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
ISBN-13: 978-1-66268-055-7
ISBN-10: 1-66268-055-4
Dewey: 770.92
Classifications: Nonfiction

Subjects:
African American Photographers
African Americans Biography
Decarava, Roy
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) History
Photographers
Picture Books
Includes bibliographical references. This illustrated portrait of Black photographer Roy DeCarava, a child of the Harlem Renaissance and an artistic collaborator of Langston Hughes, takes readers through 1940s Harlem where beauty is everywhere as he immortalizes and documents the lives of ordinary Black people.

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A Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book A Shelf Awareness Best Book of the Year A Kirkus Best Picture Book of the Year A Kirkus Best Picture Book Biography CCBC Choices 2025 A Kirkus Reviews Most Anticipated Book of 2024 The New York Public Library Best Books for Kids 2024 (Top 10) A child of the Harlem Renaissance and an artistic collaborator of Langston Hughes, Roy DeCarava is an unsung hero of Black history. Convinced that the lives of ordinary Black people deserved to be immortalized and documented in photos, Roy celebrated Black people through his art, a process that the incomparable author Gary Golio and illustrator E. B. Lewis capture in this beautiful picture book. ? Kirkus Reviews, starred review ? Publishers Weekly, starred review ? Shelf Awareness, starred review ? The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review "Life is how you look at it." And for Black photographer Roy DeCarava, life in his neighborhood was beautiful. Follow Roy through 1940s Harlem, as he takes out his camera, pops in a roll of film, and opens his eyes to the beauty all around him. There's a little boy drawing on the sidewalk with chalk. SNAP! A young man at the bus stop with a baby in his arms. SNAP! Kids playing in an open fire hydrant. SNAP! Looking at them all, Roy sees beauty everywhere in Harlem, and so do the people who look at his photos. This deeply researched picture book also includes additional information on DeCarava, a list of places to view his photos, a bibliography, and photos.

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