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ISBN10: 0385754620, ISBN13: 9780385754620, [publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers] Hardcover . 2015. Hardcover. . . . .
[Galway, GY, Ireland] [Publication Year: 2015]

library. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. ISBN 0385754639 9780385754637 [US]

ISBN10: 0385754620, ISBN13: 9780385754620, [publisher: Random House USA Inc, New York] Hardcover Hardcover. 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. "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 ...
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ISBN10: 0385754620, ISBN13: 9780385754620, [publisher: Random House USA Inc, New York] Hardcover Hardcover. 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. "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 ...
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ISBN10: 0385754620, ISBN13: 9780385754620, [publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers] Hardcover
[Castle Donington, DERBY, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2015]
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ISBN10: 0385754620, ISBN13: 9780385754620, [publisher: Knopf, U.S.] Hardcover First Edition This is a lovely picture book biography of the American folk artist and quilt maker, Harriet Powers, who was born a slave in Georgia and went on to own a cotton farm. Her two known extant quilts are in museums. Wonderful, appropriately folksy, patchwork illustrations. Some historical information at rear. The front endpaper is inscribed and signed by the author: "To Sandy - Always follow your dreams! Barbara Herkert". A fine copy in very near fine dust jacket with one short tear at top of rear flap fold.
[Depoe Bay, OR, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2015]

ISBN10: 0385754620, ISBN13: 9780385754620, [publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers] Hardcover Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition 0.9
[Amherst, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2015]

ISBN10: 0385754620, ISBN13: 9780385754620, [publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers] Hardcover Book is in NEW condition. 0.9
[Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2015]

ISBN10: 0385754620, ISBN13: 9780385754620, [publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers] Hardcover pp. 4 - 8 years
[Hounslow, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2015]

ISBN10: 0385754620, ISBN13: 9780385754620, [publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc] Hardcover 40 pages. 11.25x9.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2015]

ISBN10: 0385754620, ISBN13: 9780385754620, [publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers] Hardcover pp. 4 - 8 years
[New York, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2015]

ISBN10: 0385754620, ISBN13: 9780385754620, [publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers] Hardcover .
[Bensalem, PA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2015]

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[Amherst, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2015]

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[Bensalem, PA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2015]

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[Bensalem, PA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2015]