Description: A thorough and much-needed volume of scholarship devoted to a trailblazing author of African American children's literature
Brief description: Tammy L. Mielke is an English language arts teacher and academic. Her research focuses on the ways in which culture is represented in literature intended for children and young adults. Her previous publications include a history of illustrations of Little Black Sambo and responses to African American dialect in children's literature in the 1930s. She has also published on steampunk, representations of religion in YA fiction, and the concept of flow in coteaching contexts.
Review Quotes: Song of the Land is a testament to the richness of Mildred Taylor's legacy and to the diverse practices that enrich our understanding of Black children's literature.--Karen Michele Chandler, author of Tending to the Past: Selfhood and Culture in Children's Narratives about Slavery and Freedom