Age
5-10
Grade
K-5
Deborah Hopkinson, James E. Ransome
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
Library Binding
(Knopf Books for Young Readers Jan. 14, 2003)
Illus. in full color. As a seamstress in the Big House, Clara dreams of a reunion with her Momma, who lives on another plantation--and even of running away to freedom. Then she overhears two slaves talking about the Underground Railroad. In a flash of inspiration, Clara sees how she can use the cloth in her scrap bag to make a map of the land--a freedom quilt--that no master will ever suspect. "A particularly effective way to introduce the subject to younger children, adding a trenchant immediacy to their understanding of a difficult but important chapter in the country's past."--(starred) Horn Book. "This first-rate book is a triumph of the heart."--(starred) Publishers Weekly.
- ISBN
- 067992311X / 9780679923114
- Pages
- 40
- Weight
- 15.4 oz.
- Dimensions
- 8.8 x 0.4
in.