Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press

Copyright Date: 2011

Edition Date: 2011 Release Date: 03/01/11

Illustrator: Frankenhuyzen, Gijsbert van,

Pages: 1 volume (unpaged)

ISBN: 1-585-36532-7

ISBN 13: 978-1-585-36532-6

Dewey: 746.46

LCCN: 2010034398

Dimensions: 26 x 29 cm.

Subject Heading:
Patchwork quilts. Juvenile literature.
English language. Alphabet. Juvenile literature.
Alphabet books.
Patchwork quilts.
English language. Alphabet.
Alphabet.

Language: English

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National Council For Social Studies Notable Children's Trade

Word Count: 5,199

Reading Level: 6.8

Interest Level: 2-5

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 6.8 / points: 1.0 / quiz: 143561 / grade: Middle Grades

Quilting has existed for thousands of years, spanning the globe, practiced by women as well as men, and bringing together communities and generations. F is for Friendship: A Quilt Alphabet examines the subject of quilting, as an art form as well as an item of utility, tracing its early history from a cave in Mongolia to patchwork bedcoverings transported in overland wagon trains to present-day exhibits at renowned museums. Topics include patterns, inventions, and fabric choices, as well as quilts as vehicles of American history. Helen L. Wilbur also authored Lily's Victory Garden and Z is for Zeus: A Greek Mythology Alphabet. A former librarian who now works on the electronic side of the publishing world, she lives in New York City. Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen has illustrated more than 20 books with Sleeping Bear Press, including the best-selling The Legend of Sleeping Bear and The Edmund Fitzgerald: Song of the Bell. He and his wife, Robbyn, live in Bath, Michigan.