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How sweet the sound : African-American songs for children / selected by Wade and Cheryl Hudson ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper. |
| Call number: | j784.624 |
| Publisher: | New York : Scholastic, c1995. |
| Publication date: | c1995. |
| 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. |
| Title: | How sweet the sound : African-American songs for children / selected by Wade and Cheryl Hudson ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper. |
| Additional title: | African-American songs for children |
| Physical description: | 48 p. : col ill. ; 28 cm. |
| 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. |
| 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." |
| Biography note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 46) and index. |
| Added author: |
Hudson, Wade.
Hudson, Cheryl Willis. Cooper, Floyd. |
| ISBN: | 0590480308 : |
| LCCN: | 95002406 /AC/r96 |
| Url for this record: | http://sherloc.imcpl.org/?itemid=|library/marc/dynix|39478 |
| Bib No.: | 39478 |
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