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  • The Keeping Quilt

The Keeping Quilt

Author
Patricia Polacco
Illustrator
Patricia Polacco
Publication Date
May 01, 2001
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  2nd − 3rd
Language
English
The Keeping Quilt
Description

This 25th anniversary edition of Polacco's beloved and bestselling classic about family and tradition includes 15 pages of bonus material describing the quilt's journey and its home at the Mazza Museum in Findley, Ohio.

Publication date
May 01, 2001
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780689844478
Lexile Measure
830
Publisher
Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
BISAC categories
JUV013030 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
JUV039250 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration & Immigration
Library of Congress categories
Jews
Emigration and immigration
Quilts

Publishers Weekly

This 10th-anniversary edition of Polacco's family story about a quilt made from an immigrant Jewish family's clothing from their Russian homeland "adds a few squares to the original story with expanded text and art," noted PW. Ages 4-8. (May) Copyright 2001 Publishers Weekly Used with permission.

ALA/Booklist

Useful for the sense of history it presents to young viewers (especially in discussions of geneaology), this tale also carries a warm message on the meaning of family...
Patricia Polacco
Patricia Polacco belongs to a family of storytellers, poets, farmers, teachers, and artists. They came from many parts of the world, but mainly Russia. She grew up to be an illustrator, a designer, and creator of many beloved children's books, including The Keeping Quilt, The Blessing Cup, Fiona's Lace, The Trees of the Dancing Goats, Babushka's Doll, My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother, Sticks and Stones, and Palace of Books. She lives in Union City, Michigan. Visit her at PatriciaPolacco.com and follow her on Facebook.
Sydney Taylor Book Award
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1988
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