Coverart for item
The Resource Like a bird : the art of the American slave song, art by Michele Wood ; text by Cynthia Grady

Like a bird : the art of the American slave song, art by Michele Wood ; text by Cynthia Grady

Label
Like a bird : the art of the American slave song
Title
Like a bird
Title remainder
the art of the American slave song
Statement of responsibility
art by Michele Wood ; text by Cynthia Grady
Creator
Contributor
Artist
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
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
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Grady, Cynthia
Dewey number
782.25/3
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
LC call number
ML3556
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Wood, Michele
  • OverDrive, Inc
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • African Americans
  • Slaves
  • African Americans
  • Slaves
  • United States
Target audience
juvenile
Label
Like a bird : the art of the American slave song, art by Michele Wood ; text by Cynthia Grady
Link
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Extent
1 online resource
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781512419009
Lccn
2015046001
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
cdc6b4d3-8684-41cc-b9b1-6ac7ff7a8f09
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
  • (OCoLC)930068143
  • (OCoLC)ocn930068143
Label
Like a bird : the art of the American slave song, art by Michele Wood ; text by Cynthia Grady
Link
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Extent
1 online resource
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781512419009
Lccn
2015046001
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
cdc6b4d3-8684-41cc-b9b1-6ac7ff7a8f09
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
  • (OCoLC)930068143
  • (OCoLC)ocn930068143

Library Locations

    • Nesmith LibraryBorrow it
      8 Fellows Road, Windham, NH, 03087, US
      42.803361 -71.299481