Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt - (Reading Rainbow Books) by Deborah Hopkinson (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Clara, a slave in the big house on Home Plantation, begins to save scraps of colored cloth for a quilt that becomes a map depicting the route of the Underground Railroad. Clara eventually escapes herself by the path that has by now been stitched into her memory, leaving the quilt behind as a guide for others.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>An inspiring tale of creativity and determination on the Underground Railroad from Coretta Scott King Award winner James Ransome and acclaimed author Deborah Hopkinson.</b> <p/>Clara, a slave and seamstress on Home Plantation, dreams of freedom--not just for herself, but for her family and friends. When she overhears a conversation about the Underground Railroad, she has a flash of inspiration. Using scraps of cloth from her work in the Big House and scraps of information gathered from other slaves, she fashions a map that the master would never even recognize. . . . <p/>From the award-winning author-illustrator team of Deborah Hopkinson and James Ransome, this fictional tale of the Underground Railroad continues to inspire young readers 25 years after its original publication. <p/><b>Inspiring.</b> --<i>The New York Times</i> <p/><b>A triumph of the human spirit. </b>--<i>Publishers Weekly</i>, starred review<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A particularly effective way to introduce the subject to younger children, adding a trenchant immediacy to their understanding of a difficult but important chapter in the country's past."--(starred) <i>Horn Book.</i> <p/>"This first-rate book is a triumph of the heart."--(starred) <i>Publishers Weekly. </i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Deborah Hopkinson</b> has written many acclaimed picture books, including <i>A Letter to My Teacher</i>; <i>Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building</i>, a <i>Boston Globe-Horn Book</i> Honor Book; and <i>Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale</i>, an ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book. She lives in Oregon with her family. Visit her at deborahhopkinson.com. <p/><b>James Ransome </b>is the illustrator of many award-winning titles for children, including <i>The Creation</i> by James Weldon Johnson, which won a Coretta Scott King Award for illustration, and <i>Let My People Go: Bible Stories Told by a Freeman of Color </i>by Patricia and Fredrick McKissack, winner of an NAACP Image Award. His other titles include <i>This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration</i> by National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson, <i>Young Pelé Soccer's First Star</i> by Lesa Cline-Ransome, and <i>Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building</i> by Deborah Hopkinson. He lives in New York. Visit him at jamesransome.com.
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