Eight Hands Round A Patchwork Alphabet Author:Ann Whitford Paul "Paul provides information about pioneer life through speculation about the origins of 26 quilt patterns, one for each letter of the alphabet. The variety of colors and designs makes the quilts themselves the real stars of the book [and] will [encourage] students to develop their own creations in cloth or on paper." SLJ. Outstanding Book... more »s of 1991 (NYT)
Notable 1991 Childrens' Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)