The Keeping Quilt

Author: Patricia Polacco

Stock information

General Fields

  • : 22.00 NZD
  • : 9780689844478
  • : Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
  • : Simon & Schuster
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  • : 0.145
  • : 01 May 2001
  • : 205mm X 233mm X 3mm
  • : United States
  • : 22.0
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  • : books

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  • : Patricia Polacco
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  • : Paperback
  • : 501
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  • : English
  • : [E]
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  • : 32
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  • : illustrations
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Barcode 9780689844478
9780689844478

Description

A homemade quilt ties together the lives of four generations of an immigrant Jewish family, remaining a symbol of their enduring love and faith.

Author description

Patricia Polacco comes from a family of storytellers, poets, dirt 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 a writer of children's books. She now lives in Oakland, California with her husband and two children, and she is the present caretaker of the quilt.