Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee!
Andrea J. LoneyJames VanDerZee was just a young boy when he saved enough money to buy his first camera. He took photos of his family, classmates, and anyone who would sit still for a portrait. By the fifth grade, James was the school photographer and unofficial town photographer.
Eventually he outgrew his small town and moved to the exciting, fast-paced world of New York City. After being told by his boss that no one would want his or her photo taken by a black man, James opened his own portrait studio in Harlem. He took photographs of legendary figures of the Harlem Renaissance-politicians such as Marcus Garvey, performers including Florence Mills, Bill Bojangles Robinson, and Mamie Smith-and ordinary folks in the neighborhood too. Everyone wanted fancy portraits by James VanDerZee.
Winner of Lee & Low's New Voices Award, Take a Picture of Me, James VanDerZee tells the story of a groundbreaking artist who chronicled an important era in Harlem and showed the beauty and pride of its people.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
Published: 07/24/2017
ISBN: 9781620142608
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 10.60h x 8.90w x 0.50d
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2017
School Library Journal 06/01/2017
Publishers Weekly 06/05/2017
Booklist 06/01/2017 pg. 86
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2017 pg. 154
Shelf Awareness 07/21/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2017 pg. 213 - Superior,Well Above Average
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 190315 / Take a Picture of Me, James Vanderzee!
Reading Level: 4.3 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5