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Travel Brochure

Prepare a travel brochure using pictures found or drawn from Harlem to share with the class and encouraging people to visit there.

Character Description

Write a physical, emotional, and relational description of two characters from the book. Add a portrait to go along with your written description.

Timeline

Create a timeline including illustrations of the events from this story. Include a map showing the locations of where the story took place.

Comparison

Read another historical fictional book that takes place in Harlem in this era. Write a comparison and contrast between the two of them.

Posters

Create three posters about the book using a variety of media (chalk, paint, markers, watercolors, etc..).

Write a Song

Write a song you think Essie or Birdie might have sung in this book and explain where and why she would have sung this song.

Poetry

Write a poem you think...

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