Like a Bird
by Grady, Cynthia
Series:Millbrook Picture Books
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AR Book Level
6.3
AR Points
0.5
Word Count
1,685
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
182596 EN
About this book
Enslaved African Americans longed for freedom, and that longing took many forms, including music. Drawing on biblical imagery, slave songs both expressed the sorrow of life in bondage and offered a rallying cry for the spirit.