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Title details for Change Sings by Amanda Gorman - Available

Change Sings

A Children's Anthem

by Amanda Gorman
Amanda Gorman
Audiobook
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A lyrical audiobook from presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman and #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Loren Long
 
"I can hear change humming
In its loudest, proudest song.
I don't fear change coming,
And so I sing along."
 
In this stirring, much-anticipated audiobook by presidential inaugural poet and activist Amanda Gorman, anything is possible when our voices join together. As a young girl leads a cast of characters on a musical journey, they learn that they have the power to make changes—big or small—in the world, in their communities, and in most importantly, in themselves. 
 
With lyrical text, Change Sings is a triumphant call to action for everyone to use their abilities to make a difference.

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  • Publisher

  • Release date

    September 21, 2021

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780593455234
      • File size: 1682 KB
      • Duration: 00:03:30

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 470
    • Text Difficulty: 1-2

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Who better to read her first children's picture book than poet-activist Amanda Gorman? Gorman's lyrical voice features the strong sense of rhythm, rhyming, and laudable phrasing that she has quickly become known for. The audio begins,"I can hear change humming / In its loudest, proudest song. / I don't fear change coming, / And so I sing along." One appreciates how Gorman's uplifting words urge children not to fear. Gorman's pitch-perfect emotional tone captures the poem's message of building bridges, not walls. Though the audiobook succeeds well on its own, it becomes even more powerful when listened to while reading the companion picture book. Children will love Loren Long's illustrations of two children who team up to change the world. S.W. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from July 19, 2021
      This rallying cry, the picture book debut of presidential inaugural poet Gorman, opens with a cross-legged Black child strumming a guitar: “I can hear change humming/ In its loudest, proudest song./ I don’t fear change coming,/ And so I sing along,” the confident first-person rhyming narration begins. As the child walks past a vivid mural of Martin Luther King Jr., they encounter a light-skinned Jewish youth carrying a tuba. Outstretching a garbage bag, the first child entreats the second to join in cleaning up a park. The duo then continues through their city modeling serving actions: offering sustenance to a parent and child, delivering groceries to an elderly person, outstretching instruments to other children, and working toward community betterment. Subtle allusion to contemporary events (“Take a knee to make a stand”) enrich the text. Acrylic and colored pencil illustrations by Long (Someone Builds the Dream) have a stunning depth of light and gradient, conveying a variously inclusive community working toward populating a symbolic mural of their own. This uplifting serenade will instill readers of any age with hope for the future and the initiative to improve it. Ages 4–8.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:470
  • Text Difficulty:1-2

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