A summer parade, a drummer parade, a magical bucket-and-bowl serenade What begins with one boy's beat on a kettle soon spreads to pots and pans and cartons and cans all across the neighborhood. When everyone joins in, together they create the catchy, driving tempo of a bright, hot DRUM CITY Get ready to make some noise with this upbeat, lyrical, and diverse picture book
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A summer parade, a drummer parade, a magical bucket-and-bowl serenade What begins with one boy's beat on a kettle soon spreads to pots and pans ...
An illuminating picture book biography of an artist and former slave whose patchwork quilts bring the stories of her family to life. Harriet Powers learned to sew and quilt as a young slave girl on a Georgia plantation. She lived through the Civil War and Reconstruction, and eventually owned a cotton farm with her family, all the while relying on her skills with the needle to clothe and feed her children. Later she began making pictorial quilts, using each square to illustrate Bible stories and local legends. She exhibited her quilts at local cotton fairs, and though she never...
An illuminating picture book biography of an artist and former slave whose patchwork quilts bring the stories of her family to life. Harrie...
