Skip to main content
Books, videos, and music - all free from your public library!
LoginSign Up

Footer

Hoopla logo, Go to homepage
  • For Patrons
  • For Libraries (opens in new window)
  • For Vendors (opens in new window)
  • Facebook (opens in new window)
  • X (opens in new window)
  • Instagram (opens in new window)
  • YouTube (opens in new window)
  • TikTok (opens in new window)
  • LinkedIn (opens in new window)

Our Company

  • Our Story
  • Get Hoopla for your Library (opens in new window)
  • Get your content on hoopla (opens in new window)
  • Join our team (opens in new window)
  • Accessibility Statement

Our Content

  • Audiobooks
  • Ebooks
  • Movies
  • Television
  • Comics
  • BingePasses
  • Music
  • The Loop Blog

Help

  • Help Center
  • Submit Feedback
  • Facebook (opens in new window)
  • X (opens in new window)
  • Instagram (opens in new window)
  • YouTube (opens in new window)
  • TikTok (opens in new window)
  • LinkedIn (opens in new window)
  • Download on the App Store (opens in new window)
  • Get it on Google Play (opens in new window)
  • Available at Amazon Appstore (opens in new window)
© 2026 Midwest Tape, LLC. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use
  • Hoopla logo
    Powered by Hoopla
  • Browse
  • My Hoopla
  • Log In
  1. Navigate Home
  3. Ebooks

  4. Like a Bird

EBOOK

Like a Bird

The Art of the American Slave Song

Cynthia GradySeries: Millbrook Picture Book
4
(4)
sign up
Pages
40
Year
2016
Language
English
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group

About

Slave songs drew on biblical imagery to express the sorrow of life in bondage and offer a rallying cry. Coretta Scott King Award-winner Michele Wood illustrates each song's rich meaning.

Related Subjects

  • General (African American & Black)
  • African American & Black
  • Juvenile Nonfiction
  • General (Music)
  • Music
  • History (Music)
  • Civil War Period (1850-1877)
  • United States
  • History (Juvenile Nonfiction)
  • 19th Century

Extended Details

  • ATOSGrade Level 6.3
  • Interest LevelsMG
  • Lexile1060L
  • SeriesMillbrook Picture Book

Artists

Cynthia GradyAuthor