Sing freedom! : a country wins its freedom through song / by Vanita Oelschlager ; illustrated by Mike DeSantis.
Material type: TextPublication details: [Akron, Ohio] : VanitaBooks, 2015.Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, map ; 29 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 1938164113
- 9781938164118
- Estonia -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Estonia -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1940-1941 -- Juvenile literature
- Estonia -- History -- 1940-1991 -- Juvenile literature
- Estonia -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements -- Juvenile literature
- Laulupidu (Festival) -- Juvenile literature
- Folk songs, Estonian -- Juvenile literature
- Music -- Estonia -- History and criticism -- Juvenile literature
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's NonFiction | 947.98 O28 | Available | 33111008124055 | ||||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 947.98 O28 | Checked out | 06/06/2024 | 33111008087716 |
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.