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Stand Up and Sing! Pete Seeger, Folk Music, and the Path to Justice

Susanna Reich, illustrated by Adam Gustavson

Stand Up and Sing! presents Pete Seeger’s life over several decades. In high school, he bought his first banjo with allowance savings and began attending protests and workers’ parades during the Depression. The account links his music and activism to labor organizing, civil rights, and environmental causes. It includes quotations, realistic illustrations, an author’s note, and source material.

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Themes
Activism · Environment · Music · Social Justice
Format
Hardcover
ISBN-13
9780802738127
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
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