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 “Poems should feed into other poems – a needle passing a stitch through cloth.”  – Gary Soto

Books:

I Lay My Stitches Down: Poems of American Slavery
Illustrated by Michele Wood (Eerdmans; ISBN 978-0-8028-5386-8)

I Lay My Stitches Down: Poems of American SlaveryKirkus starred review Kirkus (starred review)
“A powerful grouping of thought-provoking poems and brilliantly designed paintings.”

Kirkus starred review School Library Journal (starred review)
“This ambitious work offers a bit of poetry, history, folk art, quilting, religion and more. It will definitely fill a niche in libraries.”

Horn Book
“Altogether, a stunning achievement . . . .”

The Washington Post

“. . . deeply impressive, as seamless as it is stirring.”



 

Independent School Libraries


Independent School Libraries: Perspectives on Excellence
Starred review, Booklist Online.
 
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Essays:
 

Language Arts


“Rhythms of Story”
 Language Arts, March 2011
 Read PDF of article here.
 

 

 

 

 

 

Knowledge Quest


“Evaluating Science Information with Thinking Routines”
 Knowledge Quest, January 2010
 Read PDF of article here.
 

 

 

 

 

 

Language Arts


“What’s in a Name?”
 Language Arts, May 2010
 Read PDF of article here.

 

 

 

 


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