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We could fly
- Title
- We could fly / Rhiannon Giddens ; illustrated by Briana Mukodiri Uchendu.
- Author
- Giddens, Rhiannon, 1977-
- Publication
- Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023.
- ©2023
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- Description
- 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations; 31 cm
- Summary
- "As a mother and daughter watch a bird take flight, the young girl feels a trembling in her arms and a lightness in her feet. Her mama shares that once, long ago, their ancestors actually could fly. Every night they would slip away and soar through the skies, searching for safety, looking for the promised land. Mama feels in her bones that her daughter is meant to follow those old ways, like her grandmother before her. So Mama grabs hold of her hand, and together they join the freedom journey that was started long ago. With exquisite illustrations by Briana Mukodiri Uchendu, Rhiannon Giddens's We Could Fly weaves strands of Black American folklore and spiritual tradition into a shimmering, lyrical celebration of the enduring power of love and resilience to sustain and uplift." --
- Subject
- African American girls > Juvenile fiction
- African American families > Juvenile fiction
- Mother and child > Juvenile fiction
- Grandparent and child > Juvenile fiction
- Spirituals (Songs) > Juvenile fiction
- Memory > Juvenile fiction
- Folklore > Africa
- African American girls
- Mother and child
- Grandparent and child
- Spirituals (Songs)
- Memory
- Folklore
- Love
- Stories in rhyme
- Picture books
- Children
- Children > Juvenile fiction
- Family members
- Family members > Juvenile fiction
- Grandchildren
- Grandchildren > Juvenile fiction
- Grandparents
- Grandparents > Juvenile fiction
- Mothers
- Mothers > Juvenile fiction
- African American families
- Africa
- United States
- Genre/Form
- Picture books.
- Fiction.
- Juvenile works.
- Folk songs.
- Stories in rhyme.
- Song texts.
- Audience (note)
- 6-9 years.
- Grades 1-4.
- Awards (note)
- John Steptoe Award for New Talent, illustrator, 2024
- Call Number
- JFG 24-101
- ISBN
- 9781536222548
- 1536222542
- LCCN
- 2022923391
- OCLC
- 1362485405
- Author
- Giddens, Rhiannon, 1977- author.
- Title
- We could fly / Rhiannon Giddens ; illustrated by Briana Mukodiri Uchendu.
- Publisher
- Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023.
- Copyright Date
- ©2023
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Audience
- 6-9 years.Grades 1-4.
- Awards
- John Steptoe Award for New Talent, illustrator, 2024
- Added Author
- Uchendu, Briana Mukodiri, illustrator.Candlewick Press, publisher.
- Research Call Number
- JFG 24-101