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Sing freedom! : a country wins its freedom through song / by Vanita Oelschlager ; illustrated by Mike DeSantis.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: [Akron, Ohio] : VanitaBooks, 2015.Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, map ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1938164113
  • 9781938164118
Subject(s): Summary: This is a true story about Estonia, a small European nation that won its freedom from the former Soviet Union by showing that the spirit of a people is stronger than tanks and bullets. They showed their spirit by doing what they have always loved doing: raising their voices together in song. Sing Freedom! captures the essence of this successful nonviolent revolution in a format highly accessible to children. The conflict that eventually won the Estonians their freedom could have had a very violent outcome. This story tells the history of the oppression of the Estonian people and how they gained their freedom through non-violent means.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 947.98 O28 Available 33111008124055
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 947.98 O28 Checked out 06/06/2024 33111008087716
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Sing Freedom! captures the essence of this successful nonviolent revolution in aformat highly accessible to children. The conflict that eventually won the Estonianstheir freedom could have had a very violent outcome. This story tells the history ofthe oppression of the Estonian people and how they gained their freedom throughnon-violent means.

This is a true story about Estonia, a small European nation that won its freedom from the former Soviet Union by showing that the spirit of a people is stronger than tanks and bullets. They showed their spirit by doing what they have always loved doing: raising their voices together in song. Sing Freedom! captures the essence of this successful nonviolent revolution in a format highly accessible to children. The conflict that eventually won the Estonians their freedom could have had a very violent outcome. This story tells the history of the oppression of the Estonian people and how they gained their freedom through non-violent means.

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