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Like a Bird

Like a Bird The Art of the American Slave Song

Paperback (01 Jan 2022)

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN: 9781728466989
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint: Millbrook Press (Tm)
Pub date:
DEWEY: 782.253
Language: English
Number of pages: 40
Weight: 181g
Height: 257mm
Width: 203mm
Spine width: 3mm