Grandpa stops a war : a Paul Robeson story
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Brown, Rod, 1961- illustrator.
Published
New York : Seven Stories Press, [2019].
ISBN
9781609808822, 1609808827
Lexile measure
610L
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Addison Public Library - 1st Floor - Children's Books | jBIO 323 ROBESON P. | On Shelf |
Blue Island Public Library - Juvenile Stacks | JUV BIO ROB | On Shelf |
Crete Public Library District - Youth Services Real-Life-Reads | J REAL-LIFE-READS ROBESON, S. | On Shelf |
Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids | JB ROBESON | On Shelf |
Eisenhower Public Library District - Juvenile Stacks | J BIOG ROBESON, S. | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Actors -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Peace -- Juvenile literature.
Political activists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Robeson, Paul, -- 1898-1976 -- Juvenile literature.
Singers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939 -- African Americans -- Juvenile literature.
Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939 -- Participation, African Americans -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Peace -- Juvenile literature.
Political activists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Robeson, Paul, -- 1898-1976 -- Juvenile literature.
Singers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939 -- African Americans -- Juvenile literature.
Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939 -- Participation, African Americans -- Juvenile literature.
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Published
New York : Seven Stories Press, [2019].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781609808822, 1609808827
Lexile measure
610
Notes
Description
""Daddy always said it takes a man of peace to stop a war." Based on the true story of Paul Robeson's visit to the front lines of the Spanish Civil War, comes this recollection of his bravery and activism by his granddaughter, Susan Robeson, with her debut book. When Susan was a child her father and grandfather told her family stories over and over. Grandpa Paul was a great man, a singer with a deep and rumbling voice, a man of peace and principle who worried about the safety of the children and families living in countries at war. His songs were always full of emotion, and evoking the African-American spirituals of his own father's childhood, he was able to communicate even with people who didn't speak the same language. Though it was dangerous, Robeson went to Spain and traveled to the front lines of the war (in a Buick!). There, he asked the soldiers to set up speakers facing the fighters on both sides of the battlefield. And then he sang.... With gorgeous illustrations from the fine artist Rod Brown, When Grandpa Stops A War celebrates the activism and achievements of the great Paul Robeson, and shows readers the power of art in times of discord and war."--Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
Grades K-3.
Target Audience
Ages 5-9.
Target Audience
610L,Lexile
Target Audience
Decoding demand: 83 (very high),Semantic demand: 89 (very high),Syntactic demand: 90 (very high),Structure demand: 84 (very high),Lexile
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Robeson, S., & Brown, R. (2019). Grandpa stops a war: a Paul Robeson story (A Triangel Books for Young Readers first edition.). Seven Stories Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Robeson, Susan, 1953- and Rod Brown. 2019. Grandpa Stops a War: A Paul Robeson Story. Seven Stories Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Robeson, Susan, 1953- and Rod Brown. Grandpa Stops a War: A Paul Robeson Story Seven Stories Press, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Robeson, Susan, and Rod Brown. Grandpa Stops a War: A Paul Robeson Story A Triangel Books for Young Readers first edition., Seven Stories Press, 2019.
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