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Let's clap, jump, sing & shout ; dance, spin & turn it out! : games, songs & stories from an African American childhood / collected by Patricia C. McKissack ; illustrated by Brian Pinkney.

Author/creator McKissack, Pat, 1944-2017 author.
Other author/creatorPinkney, J. Brian illustrator.
Format Book and Print
EditionFirst edition.
Publication Info New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, [2017]
Copyright Notice ©2017
Description173 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Subject(s)
Contents From hand to hand : Hand claps -- Turn about : Jump rope rhymes and games -- Shake yo' body : Circle games and ring shouts -- Follow the drinking gourd : Songs inspired by the underground railroad -- Make a joyful noise : Spirituals, hymns, and gospel music -- Pearls of wisdom : Proverbs, psalms, and parables -- A word to the wise : Superstitions, fables, and mama sayings -- On program : Performance pieces inspired by African American writers -- On the porch or by the fire : Folktales and storytelling.
Abstract Parents and grandparents will delight in sharing this exuberant book with the children in their lives. Here is a songbook, a storybook, a poetry collection, and much more, all rolled into one. Find a partner for hand claps such as "Eenie, Meenie, Sassafreeny," or form a circle for games like "Little Sally Walker." Gather as a family to sing well-loved songs like "Amazing Grace" and "Oh, Freedom," or to read aloud the poetry of such African American luminaries as Langston Hughes, James Weldon Johnson, and Paul Laurence Dunbar. And snuggle down to enjoy classic stories retold by the author, including Aesop's fables and tales featuring Br'er Rabbit and Anansi the Spider.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 167-170) and index.
Audience 990 Lexile
LCCN 2016000969
ISBN9780375870880
ISBN0375870881
ISBN9780375970887 (glb)
ISBN0375970886 (glb)
ISBN(ebk)

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Joyner TRC Nonfiction 305.896 M217L ✔ Available Place Hold
Joyner TRC Nonfiction 305.896 M217L ✔ Available Place Hold