Under The Quilt Of Night Views
Award-winning duo Deborah Hopkinson and James E. Ransome combine their talents once more for this sequel to the best-selling Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt. Traveling late one night, a runaway slave girl spies a quilt hanging outside a house. The quilt's center is a striking deep blue -- a sign that the people inside are willing to help her escape. Can she bravely navigate the complex world of the Underground Railroad and lead her family to freedom?
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. From Booklist Ages 5-7. Writing in the anxious voice of a young slave girl escaping from a harsh master, Hopkinson transports children back to a time gone by. The young girl tells of a dramatic, treacherous flight, n"under the quilt of night,b" through a mosquito-ridden wood and across deep river waters, and of finding a glimmer of hope, a sign from the Underground Railroad, shining against the dark backdrop of the night sky. It's a quilt she sees, hanging across the fence of a simple farmhouse. The quilt delivers a message: slaves have reached the path to freedom. Protected by her trust in the quilt, the girl approaches the farmhouse, taking her first steps toward a new life. The powerful oil paintings, in rich dark colors, add depth to the fabric of this heartfelt, lyrically presented slice of African American history. Cynthia Turnquest Copyright
There is much written about the use of quilts during the Underground Railroad days. (nbsp Known as the Freedom Quilt patterns, these quilts were displayed as signals to slaves that they should begin to pack for the journey (Wagon Wheel),dress up (Shoofly) and get ready to escape (Tumbling Blocks). enbsp Quilts were also used to alert fugitive slaves to food (Bear's Paw), the way north (Star) and danger (Log Cabin).
Quilting activities develop spatial sense in students through the use of quilt pieces that must be assembled to create the designs. onbsp Literature titles help students learn about the how the American traditional quilting was used to help runaway slaves on the Underground Railroad. cnbsp Links are provided to additional internet activities that address the topic of Freedom Quilts.
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