
Strange Fruit
Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest Song
Gary Golio(Author)
Lerner Publishing Group
Published on 1. February 2017
Book
Hardback
40 pages
978-1-4677-5123-0 (ISBN)
Description
This picture book for older readers tells the story of how the racism protest song "Strange Fruit" came into being in 1939 at the hands of two outsiders: Billie Holiday, a young black woman raised in poverty, and Abel Meeropol, the son of Jewish immigrants.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Minneapolis
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
US School Grade: From Third Grade to Sixth Grade, Reading Age: From 9 to 10 years, Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Product notice
With printed dust jacket
Picture book
Reinforced binding
Illustrations
Bibliography; Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 287 mm
Width: 240 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
461 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4677-5123-0 (9781467751230)
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Additional editions

E-Book
02/2017
1st Edition
The Millbrook Press Inc
€40.99
Available for download

E-Book
02/2017
1st Edition
Lerner Publishing Group
€11.99
Available for download
Persons
Gary Golio is an artist and acclaimed picture book author. His Jimi: Sounds Like a Rainbow was a New York Times bestseller. Find out more about him at www.garygolio.com.