Grandpa stops a war : a Paul Robeson story
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Brown, Rod, 1961- illustrator.
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New York : Seven Stories Press, [2019].
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Published
New York : Seven Stories Press, [2019].
Format
Book
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48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm
Language
English

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""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.
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Grades K-3.
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Ages 5-9.

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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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