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Gail Gibbons

The Quilting Bee Kindle Edition

by Gail Gibbons (Author, Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition

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Welcome to the quilting bee! With the help of popular author/illustrator Gail Gibbons, you'll learn how quilts are made and discover their fascinating history as well as lots of fun facts.

This picture book with bright watercolors follows a quilting circle from the time a new quilt is planned to the point where it's displayed at the county fair.

Dating back centuries, quilting bees were important social functions, combining both work and pleasure. They still exist today and attract thousands of snippers, clippers, and stitchers from all walks of life.

Some traditional quilt patterns have funny names: Trip Around the World, Bear's Paw, Crazy Quilt. Today's quilt makers also use their imaginations to create new designs that are works of art.

Here's the book to get you started in the wonderful world of quilts. Maybe you'll want to make one of your own!

Reading age

4 - 8 years
Print length

44 pages
Language

English
Grade level

Preschool - 3
Publisher

HarperCollins
Publication date

March 16, 2021
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ISBN-13

978-0688163976
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From School Library Journal

Grade 1-4-In this look at a quilting bee, the warm and friendly atmosphere of this social gathering quickly gets lost in a blur of patterns and text. Dozens of watercolor-and-ink illustrations depicting both scenes of people quilting and pattern squares are scattered about like a crazy quilt. Interesting facts about the design, construction, and history of quilts, as well as the origin of traditional patterns used by the pioneers, are ill served by the book's format and fonts, which make it difficult to distinguish the narrative from the numerous captions. On a more positive note, the author offers a wonderful idea for making an authors' and illustrators' quilt. For an informative, better-organized alternative, try Mary Cobb's The Quilt-Block History of Pioneer Days (Millbrook, 1995).
Teri Markson, Stephen S. Wise Temple Elementary School, Los Angeles
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

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"Follows a contemporary 'quilting circle,' consisting of adults and two child helpers, from planning a new quilt to displaying it at the county fair. Historical background on quilting and on traditional American patterns, such as Road to California and Little Red Schoolhouse, enriches the simple text. Gibbons' bright watercolors serve the bold, geometric patterns well." -- School Library Journal --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

From Booklist

K-Gr. 2. Perhaps inspired by picture books like Patricia Polacco's beloved The Keeping Quilt (1998), many teachers plan units on quilts to take advantage of their multiple curriculum connections. As usual, Gibbons proves herself in sync with such classroom trends with her newest nonfiction offering, which follows a contemporary "quilting circle," consisting of adults and two child helpers, from planning a new quilt to displaying it at the county fair. Historical background on quilting and on traditional American patterns, such as Road to California and Little Red Schoolhouse, enriches the simple text. Gibbons' bright watercolors serve the bold, geometric patterns well; however, it's a shame that most of the pattern blocks (a pattern's smallest repeating unit) are never depicted within a completed quilt, preventing readers from marveling at the designs in their full, kaleidoscopic splendor. A suggestion for a class project, involving sending favorite authors and illustrators cloth squares to be decorated and returned, will likely be greeted by teachers with enthusiasm. (Whether the authors and illustrators will oblige seems less certain.) Jennifer Mattson
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

About the Author

Gail Gibbons, author of more than one hundred books, is the winner of the Washington Post/Children’s Book Guild Award for her overall contribution to children’s nonfiction literature. Called a “master of picture book nonfiction” by ALA Booklist, Ms. Gibbons has a special talent for making complex subjects understandable and entertaining for young readers.

--This text refers to the hardcover edition.

From the Back Cover

Design, snip, clip . . .

Welcome to the quilting bee!

With the help of popular author/illustrator Gail Gibbons, you'll learn how quilts are made and discover their fascinating history as well as lots of fun facts.

Back in colonial times, quilting bees were important social functions, combining both work and pleasure. They still exist today and attract thousands of snippers, clippers, and stitchers from all walks of life.

Some traditional quilt patterns have funny names: Trip Around the World, Bear's Paw, Crazy Quilt. Today's quilt makers also use their imaginations to create new designs that are works of art.

Here's the book to get you started in the wonderful world of quilts. Maybe you'll want to make one of your own!

--This text refers to the hardcover edition.

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08NPFDWTN
Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins (March 16, 2021)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 16, 2021
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 9789 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Not enabled
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
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Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 44 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 068816398X
Lending ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #2,087,570 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #158 in Children's Sculpture Books (Kindle Store)
- #212 in Children's Books on House & Home
- #653 in Children's Craft & Hobby Books (Kindle Store)

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Gail Gibbons has published close to fifty distinguished nonfiction titles with Holiday House. According to "The Washington Post," "Gail Gibbons has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children's writer-illustrator." She lives in Vermont. Her website is www.gailgibbons.com

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Kimberly Dusenbury

A quilter myself

Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2013

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I am a Gail Gibbonns fan. Plus, I am a quilter myself so I wanted this book for my children in their Gail Gibbons book collection. I've always like her illistration and writing. she does such a good job explaning what is going on.

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Karan

It's not really read like a story

Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2016

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It's not really read like a story. I like it to talk about quilting but won't keep the attention of the very young.

Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2017

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As described -- fast shipping -- thank you!!

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Barbara A.

I liked the colors used to illustrate the story

Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2015

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I thought this was a cute story to read to children who are exposed to quilting. I liked the colors used to illustrate the story. It was positive and kept my grandchild's interest as I read it to her.

Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2005

This is a simple introduction to quilting for kids. It starts out by telling a little history on quilt making. Then it goes on to tell about various quilt patterns. The book features a helpful page of pictures of items used in quilting such as quilting frames and rotary cutters. In the end of the book is a great idea we hope to use in our home school. A classroom quilt project is started by writing letter and mailing squares of fabric to children's book authors and illustrators. They are asked to decorate the square and mail it back to the student. The squares are made into a quilt.

What did you like or not like about the book?

I enjoyed sharing this book with my great grandmother. She is a sewer and we liked looking at all the patterns for the quilts.

Would you recommend this book? Why or Why not?

We would recommend this book. At this time there are no books in the kids section on quilting. This is a great introduction to quilting.

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Kathleen Eagan

The Quilting Bee

Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2008

The Quilting Bee is a wonderful read aloud for chidren. I read it to my kindergarten class. There was high interest with lots of questions,comments, and connections. It became a favorite 'free time' book.

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