Under The Quilt Of Night

Zusatztext Chicago Sun-Times Exquisite. Informationen zum Autor Deborah Hopkinson is the author of numerous award-winning children's books, including Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt , winner of the International Literacy Association Award; Girl Wonder , winner of the Great Lakes Book Award; and Apples to Oregon , a Junior Library Guild Selection. She received the 2003 Washington State Book Award for Under the Quilt of Night. She lives in Oregon. Visit her online at DeborahHopkinson.com. Zusammenfassung From the award-winning duo behind the bestselling Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt comes the stunning, richly illustrated sequel about a young enslaved girl who follows a quilt’s message to freedom. When night falls, and all is quiet, a slave girl starts to run. She follows the moon into the woods, leading her loved ones away from their master under the quilt of night. Guided by the stars, they head north in the direction of freedom. At last, the girl sees a quilt with a center square made from deep blue fabric and knows it's a signal from friends on the Underground Railroad, welcoming her into their home. Can she bravely step forward and lead her family to freedom?

Product details

• Authors: Deborah Hopkinson, Deborah/ Ransome Hopkinson
• Assisted by: James Ransome (Illustration), James E Ransome (Illustration), James E. Ransome (Illustration)
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster USA
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 5 to 10
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2005
• EAN: 9780689877001
• ISBN: 978-0-689-87700-1
• No. of pages: 40
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 279 mm x 6 mm
• Subject: Children's and young people's books