Title Roots and blues : a celebration / Arnold Adoff ; paintings by R. Gregory Christie.

Publication Info.	New York : Clarion Books, [2011]
	©2011

Item Status

Location	Call No.	Status	OPAC Message	Public Note	Gift Note
Moore Children's & Young Adult Collection	CH/YA 811.54 Adoff Roo 2011	Available	---		Gift of Phyllis Fantauzzo.

Description	86 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
	age Children
Summary	Lyrical text explores how Blues have been part of everyday life throughout history, from its origins in the sounds of the earth, through slaves' voices singing of freedom, to today's greatest performers--and listeners.
Awards	Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2011; Notable Book for a Global Society 2012.
Audience	Middle School.
Provenance	Gift of Phyllis Fantauzzo.
Subject	Blues (Music) -- Juvenile poetry.
	Blues (Music)
	African Americans -- Music -- Juvenile poetry.
	African Americans -- Music.
	Music -- Juvenile poetry.
	Music.
	African Americans.
Genre/Form	Juvenile works.
	Novels in verse.
	Poetry.
	Poetry.
	Music.
	Music.
Added Author	Christie, R. Gregory, 1971- illustrator.
ISBN	0547235542 (hardback)
	9780547235547 (hardback)