num_pages: 32
description: Thirteen poems about the New York City neighborhood of Harlem are teamed with the collage painting, The Block, a celebration of the bustle of Harlem, from the corner grocery store to the local Baptist church.
language: English
title: The Block
titlecomplete: The Block
genres: Picture Books, Multicultural Literature, African American, Poetry, Art
ratings_count: 36
publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art