Their children consists of Stacey, Cassie, Christopher-John, Clayton Chester, a.k.a. The Logan family consists of David (Papa), Mary (Mama), Caroline (Big Ma, David's mother and the children's grandmother). Song of the Trees is followed by three sequels: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1976), Let the Circle Be Unbroken (1981), The Road to Memphis (1990), and a prequel, The Land (2001).Ĭharacters The Logan family Even though Cassie's family needed some money, something told Cassie the trees were just as valuable. The story revolves around Cassie Logan who tries to save the trees on her Big Ma's land. Anderson tried to cut down the trees on the Logan family's land.
It was the first of her highly acclaimed series of books about the Logan family. I wish there was more art work to go with the book besides just the cover.Song of the Trees is a 1975 story by author Mildred Taylor and illustrator Jerry Pinkney. I also gave this book five stars because cover is conflicting there is a little girl hiding behind a tree from that I would think it was a story about a younger girl and her brothers playing or how they lived during the great depression. I gave this book five stars because yet again this book seems like it’s a story that has happened to multiple families during the great depression where they could sell something just to get the money they need for their families.
There is a man who wants to buy the trees off of Cassie's family yard, but the question is with her father approve of the choice. With Cassie is in Mississippi her father is working in Louisianan to bring home money and medicine. This book is about a family who seems loving, down to earth and lives with encouragement. This book holds a few awards such as the Jane Addams Children's Book Award, Coretta Scott King Award for Author Honor, First prize, Council on Interracial Books for Children, Outstanding Book of the Year Citation, The New York Times, and the Jane Addams Honors Citation. With this simple story, Mildred Taylor began sharing her family’s stories- the stories told by her parents and grandparents. Logan’s ploy drives the men off and saves the tree, but Cassie wonders if they will every sing again. The night they arrive home, they lay sticks of dynamite throughout the woods. Logan brings a black detonator box with him. Stacey, Cassie’s older brother, goes for Mr. The white man who makes the deal tries to swindle her by taking more trees than he pays for. Big Ma (Cassie's grandmother) feels forced by necessity to sell some of the trees. Logan is away working on railroad construction. They are alive, and she can often hear them sing. They aren't typical of other blacks, and they certainly don't act the way the whites want them to. It's hard for the white people in the area to countenance the confidence this land gives the Logans. Cassie Logan's family is the only black family to own land in their township of Mississippi.
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