Show Way
Show Way
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Show Way

Written by Jacqueline Woodson & illustrated by Hudson Talbott
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$17.99
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4 - 8
Reading age
48
Page count
AD720L
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Sep 8, 2005
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Soonie’s great-grandma was just seven years old when she was sold to a big plantation without her ma and pa, and with only some fabric and needles to call her own. She pieced together bright patches with names like North Star and Crossroads, patches with secret meanings made into quilts called Show Ways – maps for slaves to follow to freedom. When she grew up and had a little girl, she passed on this knowledge. And generations later, Soonie – who was born free – taught her own daughter how to sew beautiful quilts to be sold at market and how to read. From slavery to freedom, through segregation, freedom marches and the fight for literacy, the tradition they called Show Way has been passed down by the women in Jacqueline Woodson’s family as a way to remember the past and celebrate the possibilities of the future. Beautifully rendered in Hudson Talbott’s luminous art, this moving, lyrical account pays tribute to women whose strength and knowledge illuminate their daughters’ lives.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780399237492
    Publication Date
    September 8, 2005
    Publisher
    Penguin Young Readers Group
    Page Count
    48
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    4 - 8 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2004028093
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    946912487
    Lexile® Level
    AD720L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~Q
    ATOS® Book Level
    3.8
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    88030
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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