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Bibliographic Information
- Title
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Standing in the need of prayer : a modern retelling of the classic spiritual
First edition.
- Author
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Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-
- Publisher:
- Crown Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children's Books,
- Pub date:
- [2022]
- Pages:
- 1 volume (unpaged) :
- ISBN:
- 9780593306345
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Item info:
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1 copy available in
Children's room.
1 copy total in all locations.
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Holdings
J 973.0496073 WEA
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1
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Children's book in hardcover
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Children's room
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Standing in the need of prayer : a modern retelling of the classic spiritual
First edition.
Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-
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Standing in the need of prayer : a modern retelling of the classic spiritual
First edition.
Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-
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Personal Author:
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Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-
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Title:
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Standing in the need of prayer : a modern retelling of the classic spiritual / written by Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Frank Morrison..
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Edition:
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First edition.
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Physical description:
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
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Contents:
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References: Slavery -- Nat Turner -- The American Civil War -- The Emancipation Proclamation -- The great migration -- The Tuskegee Airmen -- Music -- Ruby Bridges -- Martin Luther King Jr. -- FloJo [Florence Griffith Joyner] -- Clin Kaepernick -- Black Lives Matter.
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Summary:
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The popular spiritual, Standing in the need of prayer, has been reworked to chronicle the milestones, struggles, tragedies, and triumphs of African American people and their history. The text and illustrations of this inspirational book are informative reminders of yesterday, hopeful images for today, and aspirational dreams of tomorrow.
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Subject term:
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African Americans--Prayers and devotions--Juvenile literature.
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Subject term:
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Spirituals (Songs)--Juvenile literature.
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African Americans--History--Juvenile literature.
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Subject term:
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Sacred songs--Juvenile literature.
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Subject term:
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Prayer--Juvenile literature.
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Subject term:
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African Americans.
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Subject term:
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Spirituals (Songs)
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Subject term:
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Sacred songs.
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Subject term:
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Prayer.
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Subject term:
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African Americans. (OCoLC)fst00799558
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Subject term:
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Prayer. (OCoLC)fst01074680
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Sacred songs. (OCoLC)fst01103140
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Subject term:
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Spirituals (Songs) (OCoLC)fst01130204
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Added Entry-Personal Name:
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Morrison, Frank, 1971-
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Added Entry-Uniform Title:
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Adaptation of (work): Standin' in de need o' prayer.