Roots and Blues: A Celebration Contributor(s): Adoff, Arnold (Author), Christie, R. Gregory (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0547235542 ISBN-13: 9780547235547 Publisher: Clarion Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: January 2011 * Out of Print * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2009026625 |
Age Level: 10-12 |
Grade Level: 5-7 |
Physical Information: 0.49" H x 6.94" W x 9.7" L (0.91 lbs) 96 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
Awards: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award, Nominee, Junior Book, 2012 |
Review Citations: Booklist 02/15/2011 pg. 69 Publishers Weekly 11/29/2010 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2011 Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2010 pg. 1261 School Library Journal 02/01/2011 pg. 122 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2011 pg. 463 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2011 pg. 2117 Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2012 pg. 11 SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2011 pg. 33 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Through poems and poetic prose pieces, acclaimed children's author Arnold Adoff celebrates that uniquely American form of music called the blues. In his signature "shaped speech" style, he creates a narrative of moments and joyous music, from the drums of the ancestors, the red dirt of the plantations, the current of the mighty Mississippi, and the shackles, blood, and tears of slavery. Each chop of the ax is a beat, each lash of the whip fashions another line on the musical staff. But each sound also creates the chords and harmonies that preserve the ancestors and their stories, and sustain life, faith, and hope into our own times. |
Contributor Bio(s): Christie, R. Gregory: - R. Gregory Christie is a Coretta Scott King Honor Award-winner and a Theodor Seuss Geisel Award recipient. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. Please visit his website to learn more: www.gas-art.com.Adoff, Arnold: - Arnold Adoff is the recipient of the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children for the body of his work. He lives in Yellow Springs, Ohio. To learn more, please visit www.arnoldadoff.com. |
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