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Sing a song : how Lift Every Voice and Sing inspired generations  Cover Image Book Book

Sing a song : how Lift Every Voice and Sing inspired generations

Lyons, Kelly Starling (author.). Mallett, Keith, (illustrator.). Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938 container of: Lift every voice and sing. (Added Author).

Summary: Illustrations and easy-to-read text follow a family through five generations as each is inspired by the song written in 1900 to honor Abraham Lincoln. Includes author's note on the history of the song and its meaning in her family.

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  • ISBN: 0525516093 (hardback)
  • ISBN: 9780525516095 (hardback)
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
    print
  • Publisher: New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, [2019]
Subject: United States History 20th century Fiction
African Americans Fiction
Songs Fiction

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.

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Covington Branch E LYONS K (Text) 33126022521581 Easy Available -

Kelly Starling Lyons (kellystarlinglyons.com) is the award-winning author of more than thirty books for young readers including Sing a Song: How Lift Every Voice & Sing Inspired Generations, Ellen's Broom, Hope’s Gift, and Tea Cakes for Tosh. Her chapter books include the popular Jada Jones and Miles Lewis series and She Persisted: Dorothy Height and She Persisted: Coretta Scott King. Kelly is a teaching artist and founding member of The Brown Bookshelf. She lives in North Carolina.

Keith Mallett (keithmallett.com) also illustrated Take a Picture of Me, James VanDerZee and How Jelly Roll Morton Invented Jazz. He studied art at Hunter College in New York City, and was the in-house artist for Frontline Art Publishers for fifteen years. His work was commissioned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's historic breakthrough into major league baseball, has graced the cover of Chicken Soup for the African American Soul, and has been featured in many movies and TV shows. Both Franklin Mint and Lenox Collections have created collectibles of his work. He lives in La Mesa, California.


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