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Enslaved African Americans longed for freedom, and that longing took many forms including music. Drawing on biblical imagery, slave songs both expressed the sorrow of life in bondage and offered a rallying cry for the spirit. Like a Bird brings together text, music, and illustrations by Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator Michele Wood to convey the rich meaning behind thirteen of these powerful songs.
4) Mole music
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Feeling that something is missing in his simple life, Mole acquires a violin and learns to make beautiful, joyful music.
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New policeman trilogy volume 1
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Irish teenager JJ Liddy discovers that time is leaking from his world into Tir na nOg, the land of the fairies, and when he attempts to stop the leak he finds out a lot about his family history, the music that he loves, and a crime his great-grandfather may or may not have committed.
9) Klezmer!
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"A child makes a music-filled visit to her grandparents' apartment on the Lower East Side. Along the way, she dances to klezmer music, connecting its Old Country beginnings to its new rockin' vibe"--
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Principles of Love volume 1
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After moving to a Massachusetts boarding school where her father is the new principal, high-school sophomore and aspiring singer Love Bukowski learns some lessons about friendship and romance.
11) Musical Max
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The peace and quiet following Max's decision to put his instruments away drives the neighbors just as crazy as his constant practicing did.
12) Music
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Kids have always loved music. But the way they make, access, buy, and listen to music has changed radically over the years. What has driven this change? Innovation! This book uses Music to get students to think critically about the impact of innovation.
13) The first music
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A series of accidents in the jungle proves that everyone has something special to add when it comes to making music.
14) Black music is
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"Black Music Is" is a poetic love letter to Black music and history, through the ears of Bebop the cat.
The book weaves poetry and pop-surrealist illustration, teaching readers about icons like Big Mama Thornton, BB King, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Max Roach, Prince and Alice Coltrane. It also mentions modern-day musicians Our Native Daughters, Saba, Rapsody, Big Joanie, Black Thought, and more.
In the book, Bebop the cat plays records by Black musicians...
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