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Game of Freedom

by Duncan Tonatiuh
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In this powerful, vibrant biography, award-winning creator Duncan Tonatiuh sheds light on the legacy of a legendary capoeira player, Mestre Bimba, who resisted racial oppression through art and turned a marginalized practice into a global phenomenon
A meia lua whooshed in the air. The strike was evaded and followed with an aú.
Two young men were playing capoeira in the middle of the roda. Bimba wanted to play, too.
Although it is debated when and where capoeiraâan art form that blends martial arts, dance, acrobatics, music, and spiritualityâoriginated exactly, one thing is certain: in the early 20th century, Brazil was the only country in the world where capoeira was played, and it was mainly practiced by people of African descent. In 1890, two years after Brazil officially abolished slavery, the game was outlawed. Wealthy, lighter-skinned society feared and looked down on capoeira, seeing it as a game for malandrosâwhat people in power called the poor Black communities they disdained. But in the early 1920s in the city of Salvador, a man called Bimba would advocate for capoeira, and those who practiced it, to be treated with dignity and the respect it deserved.
Duncan Tonatiuhâs lyrical prose and beloved illustration style, inspired by pre-Columbian codices, tell the story of arguably the greatest capoeirista of all time, who fought to turn a misunderstood, persecuted Afro-Brazilian activity into a celebrated art practiced by millions around the world. In 2014, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) named capoeira an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, a distinction awarded because of the gameâs promotion of social integration and the memory it holds of the struggle against historical oppression. From an award-winning author-illustrator, Game of Freedom is a stirring celebration of solidarity and resistance through art.

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  • Release date

    October 24, 2023

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      • ISBN: 9781647008253
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  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 5.3
    • Interest Level: K-3(LG)
    • Text Difficulty: 4

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  • Kindle Book
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Kindle restrictions

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:5.3
  • Interest Level:K-3(LG)
  • Text Difficulty:4