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In the hollow of your hand : slave lullabies / collected by Alice McGill ; pictures by Michael Cummings.

McGill, Alice. (Author). Cummings, Michael, 1945- (illustrator.).

Summary:

A collection of lullabies orally transmitted by African-American slaves revealing their hardships and sorrows as well as soothing notes of well-being and belief in a better time to come.

Item details

ISBN: 0395857554
ISBN: 9780395857557
ISBN: 0618443347
ISBN: 9780618443345
ISBN: 0618432396
ISBN: 9780618432394
Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.).
Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2000.

Contents / Notes

Formatted Contents Note:	Sumtimes I rocks my baby -- Lil' girl sittin' in de briar bush -- Every little bit -- Go to sleepy -- Dip-dap dudio -- Watch and pray -- Rock de cradle, Joe -- Who dat tappin' -- Dese lil' toes -- Liddy lay low -- Great big dog -- Big-eyed baby -- Hush-a little baby.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Musical accompaniment by Nancy Krebs.
Participant or Performer Note:	Sung by Alice McGill.
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader Grades K-4 4.6 0.5 SD Quiz 43613 English fiction.

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Children's poetry, American > History and criticism > Juvenile literature.
American poetry > African American authors > History and criticism > Juvenile literature.
Lullabies, English > United States > History and criticism > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Music > History and criticism > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Intellectual life > Juvenile literature.
Slaves > United States > Intellectual life > Juvenile literature.
Children's poetry, American.
American poetry > African American authors.
Lullabies, English > United States.
Slavery > Juvenile poetry.
Mother and child > Juvenile poetry.
African Americans > Juvenile poetry.
Sleep > Juvenile poetry.
African Americans > Poetry.
American poetry > African American authors.
Slavery > Poetry.
Mother and child > Poetry.
Sleep > Poetry.
Lullabies.
African Americans.
African Americans > Intellectual life.
African Americans > Music.
American poetry > African American authors.
Children's poetry, American.
Lullabies, English.
Mother and child.
Slavery.
Sleep.
United States.

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Juvenile works.
Lullabies (Songs)
Poetry.
Lullabies (Songs)

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