{"product_id":"game-of-freedom-duncan-tonatiuh-9781419764585","title":"Game of Freedom: Mestre Bimba and the Art of Capoeira","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the powerful, vibrant biography \u003ci\u003eGame of Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning creator Duncan Tonatiuh sheds light on the legacy of a legendary capoeira player, Mestre Bimba, who resisted racial oppression through art and turned a marginalized practice into a global phenomenon.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA meia lua whooshed in the air. The strike was evaded and followed with an aú. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwo young men were playing capoeira in the middle of the roda. Bimba wanted to play too.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Although it is debated when and where capoeira--an art form that blends martial arts, dance, acrobatics, music, and spirituality--originated exactly, one thing is certain: in the early 20th century, Brazil was the only country in the world where capoeira was played, and it was mainly practiced by people of African descent. In 1890, two years after Brazil officially abolished slavery, the game was outlawed. Wealthy, lighter-skinned society feared and looked down on capoeira, seeing it as a game for \u003ci\u003emalandros\u003c\/i\u003e--what people in power called the poor Black communities they disdained. But in the early 1920s in the city of Salvador, a man called Bimba advocated for capoeira, and those who practiced it, demanding they be treated with dignity and respect. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Duncan Tonatiuh's lyrical prose and beloved full-color illustrations, inspired by pre-Columbian codices, tell the story of arguably the greatest capoeirista of all time, who fought to turn a misunderstood, persecuted Afro-Brazilian activity into a celebrated art practiced by millions around the world. In 2014, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) named capoeira an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, a distinction awarded because of the game's promotion of social integration and the memory it holds of the struggle against historical oppression. From an award-winning author-illustrator, \u003ci\u003eGame of Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e is a stirring celebration of solidarity and resistance through art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Duncan Tonatiuh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1419764586\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419764585\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abrams Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.10h x 9.20w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e522444 \/ Game of Freedom: Mestre Bimba and the Art of Capoeira\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/02\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2023 pg. 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2023 pg. 111","brand":"Duncan Tonatiuh","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44131916939519,"sku":"9781419764585","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_11c5451c-63b5-4aa9-8255-5dfacb39c250.jpg?v=1687477156","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/game-of-freedom-duncan-tonatiuh-9781419764585","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}