Walter Dean Myers

Walter Dean Myers book cover — Walter Dean Myers An Imprint of Abdo Publishing www abdopublishing com Checkerboard Library Jill C Wheeler

Walter Dean Myers — page 1 — www abdopublishing com Published by Abdo Publishing a division of ABDO PO Box 398166 Minneapolis Minnesota 55439 Copyright 2015 by Abdo Consulting Group Inc International copyrights reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher Checkerboard Library is a trademark and logo of Abdo Publishing Printed in the United States of America North Mankato Minnesota 102014 012015 Cover Photo AP Photo Charles Sykes Interior Photos Alamy p 9 AP Photo Charles Sykes pp 5 7 13 16 21 iStockphoto p 15 photo by Fred Stein picture-alliance dpa AP Images p 11 Cover illustration copyright 1995 by Fiona French from THE DRAGON TAKES A WIFE by Walter Dean Myers Used by permission of Scholastic Inc p 17 Cover illustration copyright 1998 by Jim Dietz from FALLEN ANGELS by Walter Dean Myers Used by permission of Scholastic Inc p 19 Series Coordinator Bridget O’Brien Editors Rochelle Baltzer Megan M Gunderson Art Direction Neil Klinepier Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Wheeler Jill C 1964 Walter Dean Myers Jill C Wheeler pages cm Children’s Authors Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN 978-1-62403-667-5 1 Myers Walter Dean 1937-2014 Juvenile literature 2 Authors American 20th century Biography Juvenile literature 3 Young adult literature Authorship Juvenile literature 4 African American authors Biography Juvenile literature I Title PS3563 Y48Z93 2015 813 54 dc23 B 2014025377

Walter Dean Myers

Walter Dean Myers

This biography introduces readers to the five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, Walter Dean Myers.

About This Book

By: Jill C. Wheeler

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Published by: ABDO Publishing

9-12Age Range

4.5AR

24Pages

PeopleSubject

670LLexile

15-30 minsReading Time

NGuided Reading

NFountas & Pinnell

30DRA

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