Eight Hands Round - A Patchwork Alphabet

Informationen zum Autor Ann Whitford Paul's second book for children grew out of her long-time love of quilts. She lives with her family in Los Angeles, California. Klappentext "Paul provides information about pioneer life through speculation about the origins of 26 quilt patterns, one for each letter of the alphabet. The variety of colors and designs makes the quilts themselves the real stars of the book [and] will [encourage] students to develop their own creations in cloth or on paper." —SLJ. Outstanding Books of 1991 (NYT) Notable 1991 Childrens' Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) Books for Vacation Reading (NYT) Zusammenfassung "Paul provides information about pioneer life through speculation about the origins of 26 quilt patterns, one for each letter of the alphabet. The variety of colors and designs makes the quilts themselves the real stars of the book [and] will [encourage] students to develop their own creations in cloth or on paper." —SLJ. Outstanding Books of 1991 (NYT) Notable 1991 Childrens' Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) Books for Vacation Reading (NYT)

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ann Whitford Paul, Ann Whitford/ Winter Paul
• Con la collaborazione di: Jeanette Winter (Illustrazione)
• Editore: Harper Collins Usa
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 4 a 8 anni
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.03.1996
• EAN: 9780064434645
• ISBN: 978-0-06-443464-5
• Pagine: 32
• Dimensioni: 203 mm x 254 mm x 2 mm
• Categorie: Libri per bambini e per ragazzi > Saggi / saggi illustrati > Arte, musica; Quiltmaking, patchwork and appliqué, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Handicrafts, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Boys and men, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Art and artists, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, c 1765 to 1783 (American Revolutionary period), c 1783 to c 1800 (American Federalist era), JUVENILE NONFICTION: History / Military & Wars, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Boys & Men, JUVENILE NONFICTION: History / United States / State & Local, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Crafts & Hobbies, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Art / History, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Places / United States, CRAFTS & HOBBIES: Patchwork, concepts/alphabet;concepts/general;historical general;