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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     School Library Journal Review     More Content       More by this author     Grady, Cynthia.     Subjects     Blacks -- Music -- History and criticism -- Juvenile literature.     Blacks -- Music. -- United States -- Juvenile literature.     Slaves -- United States -- Songs and music -- History and criticism -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Grady, Cynthia.       by title:      Like a bird : the ar...       by call number:      782.253 G733L     Search the Web     Grady, Cynthia.     Blacks -- Music -- History and criticism -- Juvenile literature.     Blacks -- Music. -- United States -- Juvenile literature.     Slaves -- United States -- Songs and music -- History and criticism -- Juvenile literature.       MARC Display

Like a bird : the art of the American slave song / art by Michele Wood ; text by Cynthia Grady. by Grady, Cynthia. Millbrook Press, c2016. Call #: 782.253 G733L Subjects Blacks -- Music -- History and criticism -- Juvenile literature.   Blacks -- Music. -- United States -- Juvenile literature.   Slaves -- United States -- Songs and music -- History and criticism -- Juvenile literature. ISBN:  9781467785501 Description:  40 pages : color illustrations, music ; 22 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (page 39). Contents:  Sometimes I feel like a motherless child -- Ezekiel saw the wheel -- Jacob's ladder -- Michael, row the boat ashore -- Nobody knows the trouble I've seen -- Go down, Moses -- Get on board the gospel train -- Deep river -- Ain't gonna study war no more -- Swing low, sweet chariot -- Steal away -- Joshua fit the battle of Jericho -- Oh, Peter, go ring them bells. 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. Other authors:  Wood, Michele. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Woodlawn Public Library Children's Black Nonfiction 782.253 G733L Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Sackville Public Library Children's Black Nonfiction 782.253 G733L Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Tantallon Public Library Children's Black Nonfiction 782.253 G733L Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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