Like a Bird: The Art of the American Slave Song

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Millbrook Press (Tm)
Published: 09/01/2016
ISBN: 9781467785501
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.30h x 10.70w x 0.30d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2016
Booklist 07/01/2016 pg. 50
Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2016 pg. 45
School Library Journal 09/01/2016 pg. 174
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2017 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 182596 / Like a Bird
Reading Level: 6.3 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 0.5