Like a Bird: The Art of the American Slave Song
Book Description
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 me... More
Like a Bird brings together text, music, and illustrations by Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator Michele Wood to convey the rich me... More
Book Information
Publisher | Millbrook Press, Inc.- Carolrhoda Books |
Binding | Kindle Edition (2 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 40 |
ISBN-10 | B01IPSEACW |
Publication Date | 09/01/2016 |
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About Michele Wood (Illustrator) : Michele Wood is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Michele Wood include I See the Rhythm, Going Back Home: An Artist Returns to the South.
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