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Show Way Hardcover - 2005
by Woodson, Jacqueline
- Used
Reaching into her own family history, Woodson presents the stirring story of generations of African-American women who inspired each other with their strength, family traditions, and determination to be free. Full color.
Description
Details
- Title Show Way
- Author Woodson, Jacqueline
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 48
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Young Readers Group, New York
- Date 2005-09-08
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated
- Bookseller's Inventory # 4224818-6
- ISBN 9780399237492 / 0399237496
- Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
- Dimensions 11.6 x 9.2 x 0.4 in (29.46 x 23.37 x 1.02 cm)
- Ages 04 to 08 years
- Grade levels P - 3
- Reading level 650
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects Mothers and daughters, African Americans
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004028093
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Summary
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.
Media reviews
Citations
- ALA Notable Children's Books, 03/01/2006, Page 26
- Black Issues Book Review, 07/01/2006, Page 31
- Booklist, 09/15/2005, Page 63
- Booklist Ed Choice Youth, 01/01/2006, Page 15
- Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 01/01/2006, Page 249
- Christian Home & School, 05/01/2006, Page 28
- Horn Book Magazine, 11/01/2005, Page 712
- Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2006, Page 53
- Kirkus Best Children's Books, 12/01/2005, Page 21
- Kirkus Review - Children, 09/15/2005, Page 1037
- Publishers Weekly, 09/12/2005, Page 67
- School Library Journal, 11/01/2005, Page 111