Show way /Jacqueline Woodson ; illustrated by Hudson Talbott.

Woodson, Jacqueline,

Show way /Jacqueline Woodson ; illustrated by Hudson Talbott. - New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, (c)2005. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm

The making of "Show ways," or quilts which once served as secret maps for freedom-seeking slaves, is a tradition passed from mother to daughter in the author's family.



A Junior Library Guild selection. Newbery Honor Book, 2006. Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2006. Notable Book for a Global Society award winner, 2006

9780399237492

2004028093


Quilts--Juvenile fiction.
Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction.
Slavery--Juvenile fiction.
African Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Quilts--Fiction.
Mothers and daughters--Fiction.
Slavery--Fiction.
African Americans--Fiction.


Bilderbuch.
Juvenile materials.

PZ7 / .S569 2005 PZ7