God Bless the Child

English

ISBN: 0064436462

EAN: 9780064436465

Category: Juvenile Nonfiction / Music / Popular/Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / United States / African American/Juvenile Nonfiction / Music / Songbooks/

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Release Date: 02/08/2008

Age Range: 3-8

Synopsis: The song God Bless the Child was first performed by legendary jazz vocalist Billie Holiday in 1939 and remains one of her enduring masterpieces. In this picture book interpretation, renowned illustrator Jerry Pinkney has created images of a family moving from the rural South to the urban North during the Great Migration. This extraordinary book stands as a tribute to all those men and women who dared so much to get their own.

Awards: Coretta Scott King Awards – null 

Excerpt: Unknown Property Excerpt

God Bless the Child

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.14 inches

Width: 8.7 inches

Length: 10.98 inches

Weight: 6.56 oz

Pages: 40