Climbing Jacob's Ladder: Heroes of the Bible in African-American Spirituals
John Langstaff
(Author)
Ashley Bryan
(Illustrator)
Description
Climbing Jacob's Ladder is John Langstaff's work celebrating heroes of the bible in African-American Spirituals. An illustrated collection of black spirituals about Old Testament heroes in which "naive, lively illustrations in brilliant hues depict the Biblical figures as African-Americans might have imagined them, in their own image and likeness, in shades ranging from cafe au lait to molasses." (Patricia Dooley, University of Washington, Seattle)
Product Details
Price
$17.99
$16.73
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Publish Date
September 30, 1991
Pages
32
Dimensions
8.62 X 0.41 X 10.31 inches | 0.74 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780689504945
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About the Author
John Meredith Langstaff (1920-2005) was a music educator and author who created the Christmas Revels and wrote the Caldecott Medal-winning children's book Frog Went A-Courtin'. Ashley Bryan (1923-2022) grew up to the sound of his mother singing from morning to night, and he shared the joy of song with children. A beloved illustrator, he was named a Newbery Honoree for his picture book, Freedom Over Me. He also received the Coretta Scott King--Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, was a May Hill Arbuthnot lecturer, a Coretta Scott King Award winner, and the recipient of countless other awards and recognitions. His books include Freedom Over Me; Sail Away; Beautiful Blackbird; Beat the Story-Drum, Pum Pum; Let It Shine; Ashley Bryan's Book of Puppets; and What a Wonderful World. He lived in Islesford, one of the Cranberry Isles off the coast of Maine.
