Harlem author-Duncan Tonatiuh building a replica Mount Vesuvius

building a replica Mount Vesuvius for the science fair

And under three full moons and the watchful eyes of his NightWing mother and IceWing father

but Stacey's in love

they wouldn't just grow a garden—they would inspire a nation

Harlem author-Duncan Tonatiuh building a replica Mount Vesuvius"They took the road in Waycross Georgia Skipped over the tracks in East St. Louis Took the bus from Holly Springs Hitched a ride from Gee's Bend Took the long way through Memphis The third deck down from Trinidad A wrench of the heart from Goree Island A wrench of the heart from Goree Island To a place called Harlem." So begins this exquisite poem about the poet's childhood home. With a few deft strokes, Myers and Myers paint a picture of a cradle of