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Sing a Song: How Lift Every Voice and Sing Inspired Generations (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780525516095)
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x"Lyons delivers the history of a song that has inspired generations of African-Americans to persist and resist in the face of racism and systemic oppression. . . . A heartfelt history of a historic anthem."--Publishers Weekly Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us.
Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us. In Jacksonville, Florida, two brothers, one of them the principal of a segregated, all-black school, wrote the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing" so his students could sing it for a tribute to Abraham Lincoln's birthday in 1900. From that moment on, the song has provided inspiration and solace for generations of Black families. Mothers and fathers passed it on to their children who sang it to their children and grandchildren. Known as the Black National Anthem, it has been sung during major moments of the Civil Rights Movement and at family gatherings and college graduations. Inspired by this song's enduring significance, Kelly Starling Lyons and Keith Mallett tell a story about the generations of families who gained hope and strength from the song's inspiring words. --A CCBC Choice
--A Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People
--An ALSC Notable Children's Book
Author: Kelly Starling Lyons
ISBN-10: 0525516093
ISBN-13: 9780525516095
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
Language: English
Published: 08/06/2019
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 11.20h x 9.30w x 0.40d
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.6
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 507682 / Sing a Song: How "Lift Every Voice and Sing" Inspired Generations
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/17/2019
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2019
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2019
Booklist 08/01/2019 pg. 72
Shelf Awareness 08/06/2019
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2019 pg. 62
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average
Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us. In Jacksonville, Florida, two brothers, one of them the principal of a segregated, all-black school, wrote the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing" so his students could sing it for a tribute to Abraham Lincoln's birthday in 1900. From that moment on, the song has provided inspiration and solace for generations of Black families. Mothers and fathers passed it on to their children who sang it to their children and grandchildren. Known as the Black National Anthem, it has been sung during major moments of the Civil Rights Movement and at family gatherings and college graduations. Inspired by this song's enduring significance, Kelly Starling Lyons and Keith Mallett tell a story about the generations of families who gained hope and strength from the song's inspiring words. --A CCBC Choice
--A Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People
--An ALSC Notable Children's Book
Author: Kelly Starling Lyons
ISBN-10: 0525516093
ISBN-13: 9780525516095
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
Language: English
Published: 08/06/2019
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 11.20h x 9.30w x 0.40d
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.6
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 507682 / Sing a Song: How "Lift Every Voice and Sing" Inspired Generations
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/17/2019
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2019
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2019
Booklist 08/01/2019 pg. 72
Shelf Awareness 08/06/2019
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2019 pg. 62
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average
By Kelly Starling Lyons
xKelly Starling Lyons (kellystarlinglyons.com) is the award-winning author of more than thirty books for young readers including Sing a Song: How Lift Every Voice & Sing Inspired Generations, Ellen's Broom, Hope's Gift, and Tea Cakes for Tosh. Her chapter books include the popular Jada Jones and Miles Lewis series and She Persisted: Dorothy Height and She Persisted: Coretta Scott King. Kelly is a teaching artist and founding member of The Brown Bookshelf. She lives in North Carolina. Keith Mallett (keithmallett.com) also illustrated Take a Picture of Me, James VanDerZee and How Jelly Roll Morton Invented Jazz. He studied art at Hunter College in New York City, and was the in-house artist for Frontline Art Publishers for fifteen years. His work was commissioned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's historic breakthrough into major league baseball, has graced the cover of Chicken Soup for the African American Soul, and has been featured in many movies and TV shows. Both Franklin Mint and Lenox Collections have created collectibles of his work. He lives in La Mesa, California.
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