Schubert, Leda. Listen: How Peter Seeger Got America Singing. Il. by Raul Colón. Neal Porter/Roaring Brook, 2017. $17.99. unp. ISBN 978-1-62672-250-7. Ages 4-8. P7Q7
Beloved writer, folksinger, conservationist, pacifist, and activist Pete Seeger died at the age of 94 after a rich life. Colorful illustrations and texts of three dozen songs he wrote and/or performed add to the text about his performances and his fight for laborers. Detailed is his mandatory appearance before the House committee on Un-American Activities when he was accused of being a Communist because of his support for the workers’ cause. His conviction was later overturned.
Verdict: The extensive timeline shows the changes in the United States during Seeger’s lifetime, and the text surpasses the pixelated work of the illustrator. Older readers will benefit from reading Anita Silvey’s Let Your Voices Be Heard.
Summer 2017 review by Nel Ward.
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