Sewing Stories: Harriet Powers Journey from Slave to Artist (Library Binding)

An illuminating picture book biography of an artist and former slave whose patchwork quilts bring the stories of her family to life.
Harriet Powers learned to sew and quilt as a young slave girl on a Georgia plantation. She lived through the Civil War and Reconstruction, and eventually owned a cotton farm with her family, all the while relying on her skills with the needle to clothe and feed her children.
Later she began making pictorial quilts, using each square to illustrate Bible stories and local legends. She exhibited her quilts at local cotton fairs, and though she never traveled outside of Georgia, her quilts are now priceless examples of African American folk art.
Barbara Herkert's lyrical narrative and Vanessa Newton's patchwork illustrations bring this important artist to life in a moving picture-book biography.
Target age group 6-8
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    • Weight
      0.85 lbs
    • ISBN-13
      9780385754637
    • ISBN-10
      0385754639
    • Item #
      58743
  • Category
    Juvenile Nonfiction
  • Age Group
    6 to 8 yrs
  • Grade Level
    K-2
  • Language
    English
  • Binding
    Library Binding
  • Theme 1
    Biography & Autobiography
  • Theme 2
    Geography & Culture
  • Detailed (BISAC) Subject/Theme
    Historical
  • Author
    Herkert, Barbara
  • Lexile Level
    850 AD
  • AR Level
    4.9
  • Dewey
    b
  • Publisher
    Random House, Inc.
  • Publication Date
    10/13/2015
  • Pages
    40
  • Dimensions
    0.5 H x 11.0 L x 8.7 W
  • Case Qty
    24

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