| Other title: |
African-American songs for children |
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| Imprint: |
New York : Scholastic, c1995. |
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| ISBN: |
0590480308 : |
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| Call number: |
j784.624 |
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| Physical description: |
48 p. : col ill. ; 28 cm. |
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| Subject: |
Children's poetry, American.
American poetry -- African American authors.
Children's songs -- United States -- Texts.
African Americans -- Poetry.
African Americans -- Music -- Juvenile literature.
Juvenile literature.
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| Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 46) and index. |
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| Summary note: |
Presents lyrics and background notes for twenty-three contemporary and traditional African-American songs. Includes "Kumbaya," "Take the 'A' Train," and Stevie Wonder's "Happy Birthday." |
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| Contents note: |
Kum ba ya / Traditional -- Over my head / Spiritual -- Go down, Moses / Spiritual -- Follow the drinkin' gourd / Traditional -- Take this hammer / Traditional -- Bring me li'l' water, Silvy / Huddie Ledbetter -- Sweet oranges / Street cry -- Blueberries / Street cry -- That's how the cake walk's done / J. Leubrie Hill -- The boll weevil / Huddie Ledbetter -- Lift ev'ry voice and sing / James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson -- Swing low, sweet chariot / Spiritual -- This little light of mine / Traditional -- Take my hand, precious Lord / Thomas A. Dorsey -- Take the "A" train / Billy Strayhorn -- Miss Mary Mack / Traditional/Hand-clapping song -- Hambone / Traditional/Chant -- Dog, dog / James Bevel and Bernard Lafayette -- We shall not be moved / Traditional/Freedom song -- Freedom's comin' / Traditional/Freedom song -- Say it loud, I'm black and I'm proud / James Brown -- Happy birthday / Stevie Wonder -- Get on board, little children / Spiritual. |
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