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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, 2016Description: 40 pages : color illustrations, music ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781467785501
  • 1467785504
Subject(s): Genre/Form: 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.
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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 782.253 G733 Available 33111008549889
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 782.253 G733 Available 33111008463081
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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.

Includes bibliographical references (page 39).

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.

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