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Age Range
5 - 13
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
1998-01-01
Page Count
32
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Co
Grade Level
K - 8th
ISBN
9780807580073
Themes
african american music

To Be a Drum

Written by Evelyn Coleman and Illustrated by Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson
The pulse of the drum, symbolizing the rhythm of the earth, has moved through African culture, over time and place. In this story, Daddy Wes helps his children discover this rhythm.
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To Be a Drum Read Aloud by James Earl Jones

Actor James Earl Jones reads To be a Drum by Evelyn Coleman. The pulse of the drum, symbolizing the...
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To Be a Drum: Teacher Guide

The pulse of the drum, symbolizing the rhythm of the earth, has moved through African culture, over...
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Age Range
5 - 13
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
1998-01-01
Page Count
32
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Co
Grade Level
K - 8th
ISBN
9780807580073
Themes
african american music
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