Harlem Renaissance Party poem Today Mila is going to

Today Mila is going to school for the first time

young readers will embrace the courage to be brave

Though as a very young dancer

The walk to school is long

When Canta finds a guitar in the trash

Harlem Renaissance Party poem Today Mila is going toCaldecott Honor artist Faith Ringgold takes readers on an unforgettable journey through the Harlem Renaissance. Lonnie and his uncle go back to Harlem in the 1920s. Along the way, they meet famous writers, musicians, artists, and athletes, from Langston Hughes and W. E. B. Du Bois to Josephine Baker and Zora Neale Hurston and many more, who created this incredible period. And after an exciting day of walking with giants, Lonnie fully understands why