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Let's clap, jump, sing, & shout; dance, spin, and turn it out! : games, songs, and stories from an African American childhood

by McKissack, Pat, 1944-2017,

Format: Print Book 2017
Availability: Available at 27 Libraries 28 of 28 copies

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Braddock Carnegie Library - Turtle Creek Juvenile Non Fiction J 305.896 MCK
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Summary
"Part songbook, part research text, this work is perfect for families to share together or for young scholars who seek to discover an important piece of cultural history."-- School Library Journal, starred review

From Newbery Honor winner Patricia C. McKissack and two-time Caldecott Honor winner Brian Pinkney comes an extraordinary must-have collection of classic playtime favorites.

This very special book is sure to become a treasured keepsake for African American families and will inspire joy in all who read it.

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.

"A rich compilation to stand beside Rollins's Christmas Gif' and Hamilton's The People Could Fly." --The Horn Book

"An ebullient collection.... There is an undeniable warmth and sense of belonging to these tales." -- Kirkus Reviews, Starred
Published Reviews
Booklist Review: "McKissack and Pinkney are a formidable author-and-illustrator duo. Both are award-winning and best-selling figures in children's literature, and they draw on their own childhood playtime rituals and games as a basis of inspiration for this cultural compendium of games for young people. This book is a catalog of childhood diversions in their simplest forms: basic movements, tunes, rhymes, and dance steps. These activities serve as a vehicle to explore African American folk heroes, legends, and lore. Entire individual chapters are devoted to simple hand-clapping games, jump-rope poems, and spiritual songs and hymns. These activities can be done with almost no preparation and can take place anywhere. They are also steeped in a tradition of symbolism and storytelling, encouraging imagination. Young readers will spend hours entertaining themselves with the songs and games in the book, and may also gain a greater understanding of culture, as countless avenues for deeper understanding of African American heritage are offered.--Anderson, Erin Copyright 2016 Booklist"
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Publisher's Weekly Review: "Over nine chapters, McKissack celebrates oral traditions in African-American communities through a vibrant assemblage of rhymes, proverbs, folktales, and songs, drawing on memories of her own upbringing. Movement is central to many offerings-particularly in opening chapters that share clapping, rope-jumping, and ring games such as "Eenie-Meenie-Sassafreeny" and "Hot, Hot Pepper"-and it's ably reflected in Pinkney's swoopy watercolor-and-ink illustrations (not all seen by PW), which frequently feature dancing and singing children, as well as familiar folk figures such as Anansi, Br'er Rabbit, and John Henry in later sections. McKissack often addresses how slavery and discrimination shaped many of these tales and songs, including the coded messages of "Follow the Drinking Gourd" or a hand-clapping song, "Shame," that she sung as a child in a segregated Nashville "to poke fun at the stores whose rules restricted us." It's a collection valuable both for its rich assembly of songs and stories that have delighted, comforted, and inspired generations of black families and for the illuminating historical context that McKissack brings to each selection. All ages. Author's agent: Elizabeth Harding, Curtis Brown. Illustrator's agent: Rebecca Sherman, Writers House. (Jan.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved."
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Additional Information
Subjects African Americans -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Games -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Songs and music -- Juvenile literature.
African American children -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Social life and customs.
Games.
Songs.
Publisher New York :Schwartz & Wade Books,2017
Edition First edition.
Contributors Pinkney, J. Brian, illustrator.
Language English
Description 173 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Bibliography Notes Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-170) and index.
ISBN 9780375870880
0375870881
9780375970887
0375970886
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