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Like a bird : the art of the American slave song
- Title
- Like a bird : the art of the American slave song / written by Cynthia Grady, concept and art by Michele Wood.
- Author
- Grady, Cynthia
- Publication
- Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, 2016.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc+ D 17-202 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Details
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- Description
- 40 pages : color illustrations; 22 cm
- 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.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Juvenile works.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Call Number
- Sc+ D 17-202
- ISBN
- 9781467785501
- 1467785504
- LCCN
- 2015043907
- OCLC
- 930059071
- Author
- Grady, Cynthia, author.
- Title
- Like a bird : the art of the American slave song / written by Cynthia Grady, concept and art by Michele Wood.
- Publisher
- Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, 2016.
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Note
- Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
- Added Author
- Schomburg Children's Collection.Wood, Michele.
- Research Call Number
- Sc+ D 17-202