Margot Theis Raven, E. B. Lewis
Circle Unbroken
Keeping the African heritage alive
As she teaches her granddaughter to sew a traditional sweetgrass basket, a grandmother weaves a story, going back generations to her old-timey grandfather's village in faraway Africa. There, as a boy, he learned to make baskets so tightly woven they could hold the rain. Even after being stolen away to a slave ship bound for America, he remembers what he learned and passes these memories on to his children - as they do theirs, so that
. . . when your fingers talk just right
that circle will go out and out again -
past slavery and freedom, old ways and new,
and your basket will hold the past . . .
This powerful picture book, with its rhythmic text and evocative paintings, spirals through time, becoming a triumphant song - a rich story of a craft, a culture, and a people.
- Series
- Booklist Editor's Choice. Books for Youth (Awards)
- ISBN
- 0374312893 / 9780374312893
- Pages
- 48
- Weight
- 17.6 oz.
- Dimensions
- 9.9 x 0.5 in.
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