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.
- ISBN10 1512408891
- ISBN13 9781512408898
- Publish Date 1 September 2016
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Millbrook Press (Tm)
- Format eBook
- Pages 40
- Language English