We could fly, Rhiannon Giddens ; illustrated by Briana Mukodiri Uchendu
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We could fly, Rhiannon Giddens ; illustrated by Briana Mukodiri Uchendu
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
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no index present
resource.interestAgeLevel
6-9 years
resource.interestGradeLevel
Grades 1-4
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
We could fly
Oclc number
1362485405
Responsibility statement
Rhiannon Giddens ; illustrated by Briana Mukodiri Uchendu
Summary
"At a sparrow's urging, a young girl feels a mysterious trembling in her arms, a lightness in her feet, a longing to be free. Her mother tells her that her Granny Liza experienced the same, as did many of their people before her. Perhaps it's time, Mama says, to slip the bonds of earth and join the journey started long ago. To hold each other tight and rise. Drawing on lyrics from the song "We Could Fly" by Rhiannon Giddens and Dirk Powell, which in turn draw on a heritage of African folklore, this incantatory dialogue between a mother and daughter paired with startlingly beautiful illustrations celebrates love, resilience, and the spiritual power of the"old-time ways"--tradition and shared cultural memory--to sustain and uplift."--, Provided by publisher
Target audience
preschool
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- African American girls -- Juvenile fiction
- Folklore -- Africa
- Stories in rhyme
- Grandparent and child -- Fiction
- Mother and child -- Fiction
- African American girls -- Fiction
- Mother and child -- Juvenile fiction
- Folk songs
- Memory -- Fiction
- Picture books
- Spirituals (Songs) -- Fiction
- Love -- Fiction
- Grandparent and child -- Juvenile fiction
- Song texts
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / African American & Black
- Memory -- Juvenile fiction
- Picture books
- Spirituals (Songs) -- Juvenile fiction
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- African American girls -- Juvenile fiction
- Folklore -- Africa
- Stories in rhyme
- Grandparent and child -- Fiction
- Mother and child -- Fiction
- African American girls -- Fiction
- Mother and child -- Juvenile fiction
- Folk songs
- Memory -- Fiction
- Picture books
- Spirituals (Songs) -- Fiction
- Love -- Fiction
- Grandparent and child -- Juvenile fiction
- Song texts
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / African American & Black
- Memory -- Juvenile fiction
- Picture books
- Spirituals (Songs) -- Juvenile fiction
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