Eight Hands Round: A Patchwork Alphabet

Paul, Anne Whitford; illustrated by Jeanette Winter

ISBN 10: 0060246898 / ISBN 13: 9780060246891

Published by HarperCollins, New York, 1991

About this Item

Description: Dust jacket art and interior color Illustrations by Jeanette Winter. This book introduces the letters of the alphabet with names of early American patchwork quilt patterns and explains the origins of the designs by describing the activity or occupation they derive from. Examples: Honeycomb; Jacob's Ladder; Storm at Sea; Yankee Puzzle. BINDING/CONDITION: white binding with green cloth at the spine; a Fine book, with a Fine dust jacket. Pumpkin colored endpapers. about 10.25 inches tall by 8.25 inches wide. about 30 pages (unpaginated).

Seller Inventory # 070433

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Eight Hands Round: A Patchwork Alphabet
• Publisher: HarperCollins, New York
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060246898
• ISBN 13: 9780060246891
• Binding: Hardbound
• Edition: 3rd Printing.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Children's and Juvenile Books

About this title

Synopsis

"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 Books of 1991 (NYT)
Notable 1991 Childrens' Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)
Books for Vacation Reading (NYT)

About the Authors

Ann Whitford Paul’s second book for children grew out of her long-time love of quilts. She lives with her family in Los Angeles, California.

Jeanette Winter is the illustrator of more than a dozen children’s books, including Hinny Winny Bunco by Carole Greene. She has twice been the recipient of the American Illustrators Guild Award. She lives in Frankfort, Maine.