Cassie's Word Quilt by Ringgold, Faith

Cassie's Word Quilt (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780553112337)

Vendor: Faith Ringgold
Product type: Books
Format: Paperback
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Cassie's Word Quilt by Ringgold, Faith

Cassie's Word Quilt

$8.99
Cassie's Word Quilt by Ringgold, Faith

Cassie's Word Quilt

$8.99
Format: Paperback
Description
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The main character of Coretta Scott King Award and Caldecott Honor winner Tar Beach returns in this imaginative exploration of words, with illustrations that echo artist Faith Ringgold's famous story quilts.

Join Cassie, the main character from the picture book Tar Beach, as she takes readers on a tour of her home, neighborhood, and school, introducing dozens of new words and their meaning. Young readers will relish the beautifully designed spreads, each with its own quilt motif.

A perfect storytime for kids of all ages, the bright, boldly colored pages will attract even the youngest lookers, while teaching vocabulary and important pre-reading skills to older children.

Author: Faith Ringgold
ISBN-10: 0553112333
ISBN-13: 9780553112337
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
Language: English
Published: 01/13/2004
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 10.06h x 8.48w x 0.17d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 1.2
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 58463 / Cassie's Word Quilt


Review Citation(s):
PW Notes and Reprints 01/26/2004 pg. 256
Publishers Weekly 01/26/2004
By Faith Ringgold
By Faith Ringgold
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Faith Ringgold was born in Harlem in 1930. She received a degree in art education from the City College of New York and was an art teacher long before she became a professional artist. She is best known for her painted story quilts, some of which hang in the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City. Tar Beach, Ringgold's first book for children, won the Coretta Scott King Award for illustration and was named a Caldecott honor Book. Her other picture books include Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky, My Fream of Martin Luther King, Cassie's Word Quilt, and We Came to America.

Learn more about Faith at faithringgold.com

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