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Gr 2-6 "She plays Bach-/and the tambourine./Her name is/Mother Zion Baptist All-Souls/Sanctified Rock Creek/A.M.E. Mount Mariah C.M.E. Marion/Avenue A.M.E./Zion Church of the Good Shepherd-/Bethel Full-Gospel/Shiloh." At times invisible and disrespected, the Black Church has survived and supported her people for decades. The poetic text sings her virtues in a voice that resonates with strength, devotion, and joy. In her "Author's Note," Bolden tells readers that she was inspired by...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

First published as a poem in the anthology In Praise of Our Fathers and Our Mothers (rev. 3/97), Bolden's tribute to the Black Church finds the space it needs in this sprucely designed picture book. Plenty of white space and restrained but artful deployment of bold and large type give Bolden's rolling cadences room to sing: Cradle, too, was she for creative fire: wh...Log In or Sign Up to Read More