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The making of "Show ways," or quilts which once served as secret maps for freedom-seeking slaves, is a tradition passed from mother to daughter in the author's family.

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Main Author: Woodson, Jacqueline (Author)
Other Authors: Talbott, Hudson (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2005]
Subjects:
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer > Bitterfeld
Quilts > Juvenile fiction.
Mothers and daughters > Juvenile fiction.
Slavery > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Quilts > Fiction.
Mothers and daughters > Fiction.
Slavery > Fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
African Americans.
Mothers and daughters.
Quilts.
Slavery.
Schwarze
Familie
Quilt
Sklaverei
Mother-daughter relationship > Fiction.
Picture books for children.
Picture books.
Juvenile materials.
Paper case bindings.
Illustrated case bindings.
Illustrated endpapers.
Novels.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Autobiographical fiction.
Dust jackets (Binding) > 2005.
Juvenile literature.
Summary: The making of "Show ways," or quilts which once served as secret maps for freedom-seeking slaves, is a tradition passed from mother to daughter in the author's family.
Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Awards: A Junior Library Guild selection.
Newbery Honor Book, 2006
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2006.
Notable Book for a Global Society award winner, 2006
ISBN: 0399237496
9780399237492

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