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In the Hollow of Your Hand: Slave Lullabies with CD (Audio)

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Publisher Comments:

Slave lullabies, created from the African-American experience, were sung to give hope for a better time to come. Although these lullabies were born of hardship and overwhelming sadness, they can be thought of as musical stories for children and adults. By turns soothing, playful, empowering, and bittersweet, the songs convey the love of parents for children.

Since childhood, Alice McGill has been collecting and singing these lullabies. Here they are preserved along with vibrant quilt collages and a CD recording of each song, introduced and sung by McGill. Her voice is rich and resonant, adding yet another dimension to these moving pieces of oral history. This beautiful package of lullabies, artwork, and personal history invites readers of all ages to sing along and remember the powerful words and melodies of a people struggling to survive.

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About the Author

Alice McGill is an award-winning author and professional storyteller. Among her books is the ALA Notable Molly Bannaky, winner of the 2000 IRA Picture Book Award and the 2000 Jane Addams Award. Alice McGill has toured to collect and tell stories in thirty-nine states, Canada, the West Indies, and South Africa. She lives with her husband in Columbia, Maryland.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780395857557
Subtitle:
Slave Lullabies
ill.:
Cummings, Michael
Author:
McGill, Alice
Author:
Cummings, Michael
Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Location:
Boston :
Subject:
Ethnic - African American
Subject:
Afro-americans
Subject:
American poetry
Subject:
History and criticism
Subject:
Children's poetry
Subject:
Slavery
Subject:
Sleep
Subject:
Children's poetry, American
Subject:
Mother and child
Subject:
Music - General
Subject:
Children's 4-8 - Music
Subject:
Lullabies
Subject:
Slavery in literature
Subject:
African Americans
Subject:
Sleep -- Poetry.
Subject:
Lullabies, American.
Subject:
Slavery -- Poetry.
Subject:
People & Places - United States - African-American
Copyright:
2000
Edition Description:
Book and Disk
Series Volume:
v. 1
Publication Date:
September 2000
Binding:
Mixed media, eg book and CD-ROM, book and toy etc
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Illustrations:
full-color illustrations
Pages:
40
Dimensions:
26 cm. +
Children's Book Type:
Picture / Wordless
Age Level:
04-08
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