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Author:

Grady, Cynthia.

Title:

Like a bird : the art of the American slave song / art by Michele Wood ; text by Cynthia Grady.

Publisher:

Millbrook Press,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

40 pages : color illustrations, music ; 22 cm

Subject:

African Americans--History and criticism--History and criticism--Juvenile literature.
Slaves--United States--History and criticism--History and criticism--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--History and criticism.--History and criticism.
Slaves--United States--History and criticism.--History and criticism.

Other Authors:

Wood, Michele.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 39).

Summary:

Enslaved African Americans longed for freedom, and that longing took many forms including music. Drawing on biblical imagery, slave songs both expressed the sorrow of life in bondage and offered a rallying cry for the spirit. Like a Bird brings together text, music, and illustrations by Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator Michele Wood to convey the rich meaning behind thirteen of these powerful songs.

ISBN:

1467785504
9781467785501

LCCN:

2015043907

Locations:

GFPE771 -- Altoona Public Library (Altoona)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)

AAPF906 -- Ottumwa Public Library (Ottumwa)

MTPB743 -- West Bend Public Library (West Bend)