We could fly
"At a sparrow's urging, a young girl feels a mysterious trembling in her arms, a lightness in her feet, a longing to be free. Her mother tells her that her Granny Liza experienced the same, as did many of their people before her. Perhaps it's time, Mama says, to slip the bonds of eart...
Main Author: | Giddens, Rhiannon, 1977- (Author) |
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Other Authors: | Uchendu, Briana Mukodiri (Illustrator) |
Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Somerville, Massachusetts :
Candlewick Press,
2023.
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Subjects: |
Summary: |
"At a sparrow's urging, a young girl feels a mysterious trembling in her arms, a lightness in her feet, a longing to be free. Her mother tells her that her Granny Liza experienced the same, as did many of their people before her. Perhaps it's time, Mama says, to slip the bonds of earth and join the journey started long ago. To hold each other tight and rise. Drawing on lyrics from the song "We Could Fly" by Rhiannon Giddens and Dirk Powell, which in turn draw on a heritage of African folklore, this incantatory dialogue between a mother and daughter paired with startlingly beautiful illustrations celebrates love, resilience, and the spiritual power of the" old-time ways"--tradition and shared cultural memory--to sustain and uplift."-- |
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Physical Description: |
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm |
Audience: |
6-9 years. Grades 1-4. |
ISBN: |
9781536222548 1536222542 |
Author Notes: |
Briana Mukodiri Uchendu is an illustrator, visual development artist, and first-generation Nigerian-American. Her new and forthcoming books include The Talk by Newbery Honor winner Alicia D. Williams, Soul Step by New York Times best-selling author Jewell Parker Rhodes and Kelly McWilliams, and Night Market by Seina Wedlick. Briana Mukodiri Uchendu lives in Houston, Texas. |