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I lay my stitches down poems of american slavery

A volume of evocative and moving poems considers the experiences of slaves in a variety of circumstances including a house slave, a mother who loses her daughter on the auction block, and a slave fleeing through the Underground Railroad.

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Main Author: Grady, Cynthia
Other Authors: Wood, Michele (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Grand Rapids MI : Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2012.
Subjects:
United States > History > Juvenile poetry.
United States > Biography > Juvenile poetry.
Children's poetry, American.
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Summary:A volume of evocative and moving poems considers the experiences of slaves in a variety of circumstances including a house slave, a mother who loses her daughter on the auction block, and a slave fleeing through the Underground Railroad.
Physical Description:1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 32 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780802853868 (alk. paper)
0802853862 (alk. paper)
Author Notes:

Cynthia Grady is a writer, poet, and former librarian at Sidwell Friends Middle School in Washington, D.C. She made her debut as an author with I Lay My Stitches Down in 2012, and her other titles include Like a Bird (Millbrook, also illustrated by Michele Wood) and Write Me (Charlesbridge). Cynthia currently lives in New Mexico. Visit her website at cynthiagrady.com.

Michele Wood is a painter, illustrator, designer, and writer. She received the American Book Award for her first book, Going Back Home (Children's Book Press), and the Coretta Scott King Award for the illustrations in I See the Rhythm (Children's Book Press). Her other books include Like a Bird (Millbrook, also written by Cynthia Grady), Chasing Freedom (Scholastic), and the Newbery Honor book Box (Candlewick). Michele lives in Georgia. Visit her website at michelewood.us.


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