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The making of "Show ways," or quilts which once served as secret maps for freedom-seeking slaves, is a tradition passed from mother to daughter in the author's family. LeVar shares a picture of author Jacqueline Woodson with a quilt from her family, and also shares some of his family...
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| Format: | DVD |
| Language: | English |
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Baltimore, MD :
Distributed by GPN Educational Media,
2006.
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| Edition: | Fullscreen ed. |
| Series: | Reading rainbow
155. |
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| Summary: | The making of "Show ways," or quilts which once served as secret maps for freedom-seeking slaves, is a tradition passed from mother to daughter in the author's family. LeVar shares a picture of author Jacqueline Woodson with a quilt from her family, and also shares some of his family keepsakes. Kids talk about the connection they have to family keepsakes. A Jewish grandmother shares how as a youngster she survived the Holocaust, and why it's important to have her family know the story. LeVar and his family create their family tree. Review books - The kid's family tree book / by Caroline Leavitt ; What a family! / by Rachel Isadora ; Seven brave women / by Betsy Hearne. |
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| Item Description: | "The complete episode as seen on PBS."--Container. Based on the book by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by Hudson Talbott. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (approximately 30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD-R, region 1; Dolby Digital. |
| Audience: | Closed-captioned. MPAA rating: Not rated. |