Like a Bird: The Art of the American Slave Song

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 art to interpret 13 spirituals and is aimed at readers age 8-12. Illustrated by Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator Michele Wood.

• Author
• Cynthia Grady, Michele Wood

• Format
• hardcover

• Pages
• 40

• Publisher
• Millbrook Press (Tm)

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9781467785501

• Genres
• music, history, childrens, cultural, poetry

• Release date
• 2016