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Show Way
Contributor(s): Woodson, Jacqueline (Author), Talbott, Hudson (Illustrator)

ISBN: 0399237496 ISBN-13: 9780399237492
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books

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Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: September 2005
Annotation: Reaching into her own family history, Woodson presents the stirring story of generations of African-American women who inspired each other with their strength, family traditions, and determination to be free. Full color.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american
- Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 2004028093

Age Level: 4-8

Grade Level: PreK-3

Lexile Measure: 650 AD (Adult Directed Text)

Physical Information: 0.4" H x 9.2" W x 11.6" L (1.00 lbs) 48 pages

Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Sex & Gender - Feminine

Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Awards: Georgia Children's Book Award, Nominee, Picture Storybook, 2008
North Carolina Children's Book Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2007
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award, Nominee, Grades 3-6, 2007
Young Hoosier Book Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2009
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award, Nominee, Children's, 2007
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens, Recommended, Seven to Ten, 2006
Volunteer State Book Awards, Nominee, Grades K-3, 2007
Beehive Awards, Nominee, Picture, 2007
Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award, Nominee, Grades 3-5, 2008
Newbery Medal, Honor Book, Children's, 2006

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 09/12/2005 pg. 67
Kirkus Review - Children 09/15/2005 pg. 1037
Booklist 09/15/2005 pg. 63
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2005 pg. 712
School Library Journal 11/01/2005 pg. 111
Kirkus Best Children's Books 12/01/2005 pg. 21
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2006 pg. 249 - Recommended
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2006 pg. 15
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/01/2006 pg. 26
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2006 pg. 53 - Superior,Well Above Average
Christian Home & School 05/01/2006 pg. 28
Black Issues Book Review 07/01/2006 pg. 31

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 88030
Reading Level: 3.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
Winner of a Newbery Honor

Soonie's great-grandma was just seven years old when she was sold to a big plantation without her ma and pa, and with only some fabric and needles to call her own. She pieced together bright patches with names like North Star and Crossroads, patches with secret meanings made into quilts called Show Ways -- maps for slaves to follow to freedom. When she grew up and had a little girl, she passed on this knowledge. And generations later, Soonie -- who was born free -- taught her own daughter how to sew beautiful quilts to be sold at market and how to read.

From slavery to freedom, through segregation, freedom marches and the fight for literacy, the tradition they called Show Way has been passed down by the women in Jacqueline Woodson's family as a way to remember the past and celebrate the possibilities of the future. Beautifully rendered in Hudson Talbott's luminous art, this moving, lyrical account pays tribute to women whose strength and knowledge illuminate their daughters' lives.

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