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Title details for Like a Bird by Cynthia Grady - Wait list

Like a Bird

by Cynthia Grady
Michele Wood
ebook
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.
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Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781512419009
  • Release date: September 1, 2016

PDF ebook

  • ISBN: 9781512408898
  • File size: 9051 KB
  • Release date: September 1, 2016
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Formats

OverDrive Read
PDF ebook

subjects

History Juvenile Nonfiction Multi-Cultural African American Nonfiction Geography

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:6.3
Lexile® Measure:1060
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:5

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.
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History Juvenile Nonfiction Multi-Cultural African American Nonfiction Geography