{"product_id":"sewing-stories-harriet-powers-journey-from-slave-to-artist-isbn-9780385754620","title":"Sewing Stories: Harriet Powers' Journey from Slave to Artist","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn illuminating picture book biography of an artist and former slave whose patchwork quilts bring the stories of her family to life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarriet 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. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Barbara Herkert’s lyrical narrative and Vanessa Newton’s patchwork illustrations bring this important artist to life in a moving picture-book biography. | \"A much-needed introduction to the life of a little known African American artist, with many possible curriculum connections: artists, quilters, women’s history, and the Civil War.\"--\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As a picture-book introduction to an unsung artist, it inspires. Harriet Powers: an artist worth knowing.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e | Barbara Herkert has been creating stories since the first grade and is also the author of \u003ci\u003eMary Cassatt: Extraordinary Impressionist Painter\u003c\/i\u003e. She received an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University and studied art and art history at Oregon State University. She now lives on the Oregon coast with her family and spends time in a log house near Bend, Oregon. You can learn more about Barbara and her books at BarbaraHerkert.com.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Vanessa Brantley-Newton is a self-taught illustrator, doll maker, and crafter who studied fashion illustration at the Fashion Institute of Technology and children’s book illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. She is the author and illustrator of \u003ci\u003eLet Freedom Sing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDon’t Let Auntie Mabel Bless the Table\u003c\/i\u003e and has illustrated numerous children’s books, including \u003ci\u003eOne Love\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEvery Little Thing\u003c\/i\u003e, words by Bob \u0026amp; Cedella Marley, and \u003ci\u003ePresenting Tallulah\u003c\/i\u003e by Tori Spelling. Vanessa currently makes her nest in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her husband, daughter, and a very rambunctious cat named Stripes. Learn more about Vanessa and her artwork at OohLaLaDesignStudio.blogspot.com.","brand":"Knopf Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303226364133,"sku":"NP9780385754620","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780385754620.jpg?v=1767736401","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/sewing-stories-harriet-powers-journey-from-slave-to-artist-isbn-9780385754620","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}