| Like a Bird: The Art of the American Slave Song Contributor(s): Grady, Cynthia (Author), Wood, Michele (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1467785504 ISBN-13: 9781467785501 Publisher: Millbrook Press (Tm) OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Nonfiction | Music - History |
| Dewey: 782.253 |
| LCCN: 2015043907 |
| Lexile Measure: 1060 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 10.7" W x 8.3" (0.85 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 182596 Reading Level: 6.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wood, Michele: - Michele Wood is an illustrator, painter, and designer living in Indianapolis. Her first book, Going Back Home, was honored with an American Book Award. Wood's second book, I See the Rhythm, written by Toyomi Igus, received the Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration. After illustrating Cynthia Grady's I Lay My Stitches Down, Wood was honored with the Ashley Bryan Award for Illustration and in 2016, she was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for the book Chasing Freedom. Wood's work continues to be exhibited in major art spaces across the country.
Photo credit: Kevin Parker Grady, Cynthia: -Cynthia Grady is an author as well as a former middle school librarian and teacher. She lives in New Mexico where she plays music for her two rabbits, Finoa and Banjo. Visit her at www.cynthiagrady.com. |