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Log Cabin Quilt, The
Elvirey, her brother, grandmother, and father move to a log cabin in the Michigan woods after her mother dies. Granny's quilting scraps serve a greater purpose during a winter storm.
| Author: Howard, Ellen |
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social studies
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Simple text and stunning illustrations tell the intergenerational story of Woodson's ancestors.
| Author: Woodson, Jacqueline |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Stand for Children
Marian Wright Edelman delivered this speech at the Stand for Children demonstration in 1996 in Washington, D.C. Pictures of photo-transfer quilts with multicultural themes illustrate the book. An Author's Note gives background on the demonstration.
| Author: Edelman, Marian Wright |
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Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
Based on a true incident, this story tells of a young slave girl's brainstorm of sewing a map of the Underground Railroad onto a quilt so that others could find their way to freedom.
| Author: Hopkinson, Deborah |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Eight Hands Round: A Patchwork Alphabet
Each letter of this alphabet book introduces a quilt pattern that relates to an activity or person important in early American history.
| Author: Paul, Ann Whitford |
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social studies
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Harriet Powers's Bible Quilts
This oversized paperback includes 24 photos of Powers' Bible quilts, a difficult introductory essay, and two pages of identifying information about the stories behind the quilts.
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Simple text and stunning illustrations tell the intergenerational story of Woodson's ancestors.
| Author: Woodson, Jacqueline |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Stitching Stars: The Story Quilts of Harriet Powers
The book recounts both the story of Harriet Powers during the century of the Civil War and the story of her two "story quilts" that now reside in museums. The book is illustrated with photographs of Bible stories from the quilts with explanatory captions
| Author: Lyons, Mary |
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social studies
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