The quilts of Gee's Bend
(Book)
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Published
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2017.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
56 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 26 x 26 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Status
Buena Vista Branch - Juvenile Non-Fiction
J 746.4609 R
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J 746.4609 R
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African American quiltmakers -- Alabama -- Wilcox County -- Juvenile literature.
African American quilts -- Alabama -- Wilcox County -- Juvenile literature.
African American women -- Alabama -- Wilcox County -- Juvenile literature.
Picture books.
Quilts -- Alabama -- Wilcox County -- History -- Juvenile literature.
African American quilts -- Alabama -- Wilcox County -- Juvenile literature.
African American women -- Alabama -- Wilcox County -- Juvenile literature.
Picture books.
Quilts -- Alabama -- Wilcox County -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Published
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2017.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 5.9, 1 Points
Level 5.9, 1 Points
Lexile measure
970
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
Explores the history and culture of a group of African American quilters from Gee's Bend, Alabama, offering details on the community and their traditions.
Description
In the rural community of Gee's Bend, Alabama, African American women have been making quilts for generations. Taught by their mothers, grandmothers, and aunts, these women use scraps of old overalls, aprons, bleached cornmeal sacks - anything they can find. The mere scraps are then transformed into spectacular works of art, each one displaying a unique pattern with vibrant colors and complex geometric composition. Over the years, the women made quilts to keep their families warm and comfortable, never imagining that someday their work would hang on museum walls. Much to their surprise, many of the quilts were featured in an exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in 2002, which then traveled to the Whitney Museum in New York City. Soon enough, the whole world became acquainted with the quilts and the amazing women who created them. In this look at the close-knit community of Gee's Bend, award-winning author Susan Goldman Rubin explores the history of an extraordinary group of women and their unique art. -- from dust jacket.
Target Audience
970L,Lexile.
Study Program Information
Reading Counts,3-5,7.6,4.
Awards
School Library Journal's Best Books, 2017
Awards
NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children Honor, 2018
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Rubin, S. G. (2017). The quilts of Gee's Bend . Abrams Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rubin, Susan Goldman. 2017. The Quilts of Gee's Bend. Abrams Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rubin, Susan Goldman. The Quilts of Gee's Bend Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Rubin, Susan Goldman. The Quilts of Gee's Bend Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2017.
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