Roots and Blues: A Celebration

Through poems and poetic prose pieces, acclaimed children's author Arnold Adoff celebrates that uniquely American form of music called the blues. In his signature “shaped speech” style, he creates a narrative of moments and joyous music, from the drums of the ancestors, the red dirt of the plantations, the current of the mighty Mississippi, and the shackles, blood, and tears of slavery. Each chop of the ax is a beat, each lash of the whip fashions another line on the musical staff. But each sound also creates the chords and harmonies that preserve the ancestors and their stories, and sustain life, faith, and hope into our own times.
ASIN: 0547235542
VSKU: GBV.0547235542.VG
Condition: Very Good
Author/Artist:Adoff, Arnold|Christie, R. Gregory
Binding: Hardcover
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Condition Notes: Crisp copy with a sturdy binding and light shelf wear. Used copies may not include access codes or CDs.