Children's Book ... SKU: 1534BW

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Be a Friend: The Story of African American Music

Description

The book covers five distinct African American musical styles - spirituals, blues, jazz, gospel, and rap. The story of each style is told in lively writing, with historical photographs and beautiful oil paintings. And the sheet music to all eight songs is included! Be A Friend is at once an important musical history book and a lot of fun.

Composed and written by Leotha Stanley illustrated by Henry Hawkins

Full-color illustrations, color and black and white photographs; paperback

Additional Information

Subject	SOCIAL STUDIES, African American History
Publisher	Zino Press
Length	48 pages
Grade Range	3 and up
Professional Reviews	What they are saying... "An excellent introduction to African American music, acquainting children with some influential musicians and helping them to understand the importance of music to African American history and culture." - Multicultural Review "A fast-paced format that makes education fun." - Cleveland Plain Dealer "Where was this book when I was growing up?" - Mobile (Alabama) Register Awards CCBC Choices American Booksellers, Pick of the Lists

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