Circle Unbroken: A Story of a Basket and Its People Contributor(s): Raven, Margot Theis (Author), Lewis, E. B. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0312376030 ISBN-13: 9780312376031 Publisher: Square Fish OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: With its rhythmic text and evocative paintings, this powerful picture book spirals through time, becoming a triumphant song that keeps the African heritage of making baskets alive--a rich story of a craft, a culture, and a people. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Africa - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Values & Virtues |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2002024009 |
Lexile Measure: 1050 |
Physical Information: 0.14" H x 9.48" W x 9.98" (0.48 lbs) 48 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 77831 Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: As she teaches her granddaughter to sew a traditional sweetgrass basket, a grandmother weaves a story, going back generations to her grandfather's village in faraway Africa. There, as a boy, he learned to make baskets so tightly woven they could hold the rain. Even after being stolen away to a slave ship bound for America, he remembers what he learned and passes these memories on to his children - as they do theirs. |
Contributor Bio(s): Raven, Margot Theis: - MARGOT THEIS RAVEN and E. B. LEWIS collaborated on Circle Unbroken, a Booklist Top 10 Black History Book for Youth. Raven lives in Charleston, South Carolina.Lewis, E. B.: - E. B. Lewis won the 2005 Caldecott Honor Book for Coming On Home Soon by Jacqueline Woodson and the 2003 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, for Talkin' About Bessie by Nikki Grimes. Mr. Lewis teaches illustration at Philadelphia's University of the Arts. He lives in Folsom, New Jersey. |