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Build a house

Title
Build a house / Rhiannon Giddens ; illustrated by Monica Mikai.
Author
Giddens, Rhiannon, 1977-
Publication
  • Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2022.
  • ©2022

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Additional Authors
  • Mikai, Monica
  • Candlewick Press, publisher.
Description
36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations; 26 cm
Summary
"Grammy Award winner Rhiannon Giddens celebrates Black history and culture in her unflinching, uplifting, and gorgeously illustrated picture book debut. As an acclaimed musician, singer, songwriter, and cofounder of the traditional African American string band the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Rhiannon Giddens has long used her art to mine America's musical past and manifest its future, passionately recovering lost voices and reconstructing a nation's musical heritage. Written as a song to commemorate the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth-which was originally performed with famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma-and paired here with bold illustrations by painter Monica Mikai, Build a House tells the moving story of a people who would not be moved and the music that sustained them. Steeped in sorrow and joy, resilience and resolve, turmoil and transcendence, this dramatic debut offers a proud view of history and a vital message for readers of all ages: honor your heritage, express your truth, and let your voice soar, even-or perhaps especially-when your heart is heaviest."--
Subject
  • African Americans > Juvenile fiction
  • Juneteenth > Juvenile fiction
  • House construction > Juvenile fiction
  • Racism > Fiction
  • Families > Fiction
  • House construction
  • Juneteenth
  • Racism
  • Family members
  • African Americans
  • Families
  • United States
Genre/Form
  • Fiction.
  • Juvenile works.
  • Picture books.
Audience (note)
  • 7-10 years.
  • Grades 2-5.
Call Number
Sc+ F 22-375
ISBN
  • 9781536222524
  • 1536222526
OCLC
1294283712
Author
Giddens, Rhiannon, 1977- author.
Title
Build a house / Rhiannon Giddens ; illustrated by Monica Mikai.
Publisher
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2022.
Copyright Date
©2022
Edition
First edition.
Reinforced trade edition.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Audience
7-10 years.
Grades 2-5.
Local Note
Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
Added Author
Mikai, Monica, illustrator.
Candlewick Press, publisher.
Research Call Number
Sc+ F 22-375
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