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Title: A Band of Angels by Deborah Hopkinson, Raul Colon ISBN: 0689848870 Publisher: Aladdin Library Pub. Date: 01 January, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 5
Rating: 5
Summary: Jubilee
Comment: A Band of Angels tells the story of Grandma Ella, a character who is inspired by Ella Sheppard Moore who was a pianist for the Jubilee Singers of Fisk University. We learn that Grandma Ella was born into slavery and freed at fourteen when the civil war ended. The story details how young Ella worked tirelessly to save money to attend a new school for freed slaves known as Fisk School. After saving her money and arriving at Fisk, Ella continues working so that she can stay in school and also joins the school chorus. In spite of her personal efforts, she still faced the very real possibility of having to leave school because the school itself was experiencing great financial hardship. While school officials had pretty much given up hope of keeping the school open, the school chorus and Professor White, the choir director, believe that they can help save the school by doing concerts throughout the North. The story then chronicles the experiences of the choir which range from jubilant moments to performing in virtually empty concert halls.
A Band of Angels is a book that provides a colorful way to share a proud part of African American heritage with your children. Colon's illustrations add greater depth to the story and will help children better visualize the events that take place. While this is a work of fiction, the story is based on real people who selflessly used their talents to keep Fisk's doors open. The book also provides a good introduction to Negro Spirituals, which were kept alive through the voices of the Jubilee Singers. In addition, readers will see how this brave group of singers would not let racism quiet their talented voices. Above all, the story will help inspire children to hold fast to their dreams in spite of the hurdles or difficulties they may encounter along the way.
Reviewed by Stacey Seay
The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers
Rating: 5
Summary: A great introduction for children
Comment: If you have read Andrew Ward's new book about the Jubilee Singers, Dark Midnight When I Rise, you will also be interested in this award-winning book that introduces children to their inspiring history.
Rating: 5
Summary: NPR should feature more children's books like this
Comment: When I heard about this book on NPR I wished there were more places to hear about children's books like this one. It seems as though bookstores often carry only light and fluffy or series books. I love to share historical fiction with my children and love books like A BAND OF ANGELS.
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Title: Slave Spirituals and the Jubilee Singers by Michael L. Cooper ISBN: 0395978297 Publisher: Clarion Books Pub. Date: 27 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky by Faith Ringgold, J. Davis ISBN: 0517885433 Publisher: Crown Pub Pub. Date: 1995 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Rent Party Jazz by William Miller, Charlotte Riley-Webb ISBN: 1584300256 Publisher: Lee & Low Books Pub. Date: 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: When Marian Sang: True Recital of Marian Anderson, The by Pam Munoz Ryan, Brian Selznick ISBN: 0439269679 Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks Pub. Date: 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Dream Keeper and Other Poems by Langston Hughes, Brian Pinkney, J. Brian Pinkney ISBN: 0679883479 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 1996 List Price(USD): $8.99 |
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