Like a Bird: The Art of the American Slave Song

by Cynthia Grady

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467785504
• ISBN13: 9781467785501
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Millbrook Press (Tm)
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 10.7" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7