The Golden Thread: A Song for Pete Seeger

With dazzling, lyrical verse in the folk revival style and stunning cut-paper illustrations, Colin Meloy and Nikki McClure pay tribute to Pete Seeger, a visionary who changed the world with song. This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 4 to 6. It's a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children.

Pete Seeger once sang that if he had a golden thread, he would use it to weave people from all over the world to one another. That golden thread, for Pete, was music.

Born into a family of traveling musicians, Pete picked up his first instrument at age seven. From then on, music was his life, whether he was playing banjo for soldiers during World War II, rallying civil rights activists and war protesters with songs such as "We Shall Overcome," "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?," and "If I Had a Hammer," or leading environmental efforts to clean up the Hudson River.

For decades, Pete Seeger's messages of universal understanding and social and environmental justice inspired generations--and have left a lasting legacy.

Author: Colin Meloy
Publisher: Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
Published: 04/17/2018
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 10.10h x 10.00w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780062368256
Audience: Ages 4-8

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/05/2018
School Library Journal 03/01/2018 pg. 137
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2018 pg. 109
Booklist 04/01/2018 pg. 61
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw