Climbing Jacob's Ladder: Heroes of the Bible in African-American Spirituals by Langstaff, John

Climbing Jacob's Ladder: Heroes of the Bible in African-American Spirituals (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780689504945)

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Climbing Jacob's Ladder: Heroes of the Bible in African-American Spirituals by Langstaff, John

Climbing Jacob's Ladder: Heroes of the Bible in African-American Spirituals

$17.99
Climbing Jacob's Ladder: Heroes of the Bible in African-American Spirituals by Langstaff, John

Climbing Jacob's Ladder: Heroes of the Bible in African-American Spirituals

$17.99
Format: Hardcover
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Climbing Jacob's Ladder is John Langstaff's work celebrating heroes of the bible in African-American Spirituals.

An illustrated collection of black spirituals about Old Testament heroes in which "naive, lively illustrations in brilliant hues depict the Biblical figures as African-Americans might have imagined them, in their own image and likeness, in shades ranging from cafe au lait to molasses." (Patricia Dooley, University of Washington, Seattle)

Author: John Langstaff
ISBN-10: 0689504942
ISBN-13: 9780689504945
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Language: English
Published: 09/30/1991
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 10.31h x 8.62w x 0.41d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 02/15/1997 pg. 1014
Booklist 01/15/1992 pg. 936
School Library Journal 01/01/1992 pg. 104
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1994 - Superior,Well Above Average
By John Langstaff
By John Langstaff
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John Meredith Langstaff (1920-2005) was a music educator and author who created the Christmas Revels and wrote the Caldecott Medal-winning children's book Frog Went A-Courtin'.

Ashley Bryan (1923-2022) grew up to the sound of his mother singing from morning to night, and he shared the joy of song with children. A beloved illustrator, he was named a Newbery Honoree for his picture book, Freedom Over Me. He also received the Coretta Scott King--Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, was a May Hill Arbuthnot lecturer, a Coretta Scott King Award winner, and the recipient of countless other awards and recognitions. His books include Freedom Over Me; Sail Away; Beautiful Blackbird; Beat the Story-Drum, Pum Pum; Let It Shine; Ashley Bryan's Book of Puppets; and What a Wonderful World. He lived in Islesford, one of the Cranberry Isles off the coast of Maine.

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