Sewing stories, Harriet Powers' journey from slave to artist, by Barbara Herkert ; illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Type
Label
Sewing stories, Harriet Powers' journey from slave to artist, by Barbara Herkert ; illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Language
eng
resource.biographical
individual biography
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
resource.interestAgeLevel
3-8, Brodart
resource.interestGradeLevel
P-3, Brodart
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Sewing stories
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
864752924
Responsibility statement
by Barbara Herkert ; illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
resource.studyProgramName
Accelerated Reader, LG, 4.9, .5.
Sub title
Harriet Powers' journey from slave to artist
Summary
"Harriet Powers learned to sew and quilt as a young slave girl on a Georgia plantation. She lived through the Civil War and Reconstruction, and eventually owned a cotton farm with her family, all the while relying on her skills with the needle to clothe and feed her children. Later she began making pictorial quilts, using each square to illustrate Bible stories and local legends. She exhibited her quilts at local cotton fairs, and though she never traveled outside of Georgia, her quilts are now priceless examples of African American folk art"--Amazon.com
Target audience
juvenile
Classification
Contributor
Creator
Subject
- Powers, Harriet -- Biography
- African American women -- Georgia -- Juvenile literature
- Juvenile works
- Biography
- Georgia
- African American quiltmakers
- African American women
- African American quilts
- PLP + Girls Making History -- 2020.02
- African American quilts -- Juvenile literature
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Historical
- Powers, Harriet, 1837-1910
- African American quiltmakers -- Georgia
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- African American quiltmakers -- Georgia -- Juvenile literature
- African American women -- Georgia
- KERA + Girls Making History -- 2021.03
- Powers, Harriet, 1837-1910 -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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- Subject19
- Powers, Harriet -- Biography
- African American women -- Georgia -- Juvenile literature
- Juvenile works
- Biography
- Georgia
- African American quiltmakers
- African American women
- African American quilts
- PLP + Girls Making History -- 2020.02
- African American quilts -- Juvenile literature
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Historical
- Powers, Harriet, 1837-1910
- African American quiltmakers -- Georgia
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- African American quiltmakers -- Georgia -- Juvenile literature
- African American women -- Georgia
- KERA + Girls Making History -- 2021.03
- Powers, Harriet, 1837-1910 -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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- Author1
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