Like a bird : the art of the American slave song
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Like a bird : the art of the American slave song
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- Like a bird : the art of the American slave song
- Title remainder
- the art of the American slave song
- Statement of responsibility
- art by Michele Wood ; text by Cynthia Grady
- 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
- Dewey number
- 782.25/3
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- ML3556
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- Target audience
- juvenile
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