Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest Song | 
pickRecommended but children will need some help understanding concepts in this book.
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pickRecommended but children will need some help understanding concepts in this book.
pickI don't usually read biographies, but I need to get more familiar with children's nonfiction for my Children's Lit class. This book was fascinating because it focuses on the impact that singing "Strange Fruit" - a protest song against lynching - had on the career of jazz singer Billie Holliday. The illustrations of Holliday's pained face mid-song really captured the mood.
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Awesome, awesome book! It is definitely for kids that are 9+. I plan on reading it with my daughter next year.
The art is amazingly lush in this book.
pickThis book focuses on one particular day and one special song. This was Billie‘s fight song. The one that let people know she was going to stand as a proud black woman and not let anyone knock her down. It‘s an approachable book for any age, and puts the past in the hands of today‘s young, so they can see the history repeating itself, and maybe, just maybe, push for a stop. To really see a world where all are equal.
pickThe thing about picture books is that they often offer simplistic views of a complex issue. Nonetheless, this slim volume can be used to start teaching children not only about the song, but topics such as the Jim Crow south, Harlem Renaissance, jazz, blues, etc. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
