"So beautiful and so filled with real archetypal patterns that it could easily make quilt lovers, if not quilt makers, of us all."--The New York Times Book Review  "Stunning visual patchwork. . . . A commanding vision of American history."--Publishers WeeklyA New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the YearSmithsonian Magazine

The Seasons Sewn: A Year in Patchwork

Children's Books

Paul, Ann Whitford

McCurdy, Michael

Arts, Music & Photography

HMH Books for Young Readers

While a young boy rests on doctor's orders, he watches the people pass outside his window and greets all of them, and as he does, he teaches them and the reader some of life's simple truths.

The Post Office

Literature & Fiction

Robinson, Andrew

Tagore, Rabīndranāth

United States

St Martins Pr

After feeding two starving beggars, an old Russian soldier receives a magical flour sack and deck of playing cards which help him to remove some pesky devils from the Tsar's palace

The Devils Who Learned to Be Good

Little,Brown & Co

Describes the daily lives, social roles, and contributions of women living during the Revolutionary period.

Founding Mothers: Women in America in the Revolutionary Era

De Pauw, Linda Grant

Houghton, mifflin, harcourt

A traditional alphabet "chantey" captures the spirit of the songs sung by sailors in the 1800s while providing a stem-to-stern tour of a U.S. Navy frigate.

The Sailor's Alphabet

Describes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition when, after being trapped in a frozen sea for nine months, the expedition ship, the Endurance, was finally crushed and Shackleton and his men made the very long and perilous journey across ice and stormy seas to reach inhabited land.

Trapped by the ice!: Shackleton's amazing Antarctic adventure

scholastic

Brings to life the seasonal cycles of work, play, and survival as experienced by the Northern Algonquians of pre-colonial America, from the icy cold of January's Hard Times Moon through the fertile autumn harvest moons.

An Algonquian Year : The Year According to the Full Moon

Biographies

An illustrated anthology of American fairy tales includes both traditional favorites and lesser-known works by Carl Sandburg, Frank Stockton, Louisa May Alcott, and others.

American Fairy Tales: From Rip Van Winkle to the Rootabaga Stories

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Describes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition when, after being trapped in a frozen sea for nine months, the expedition ship, the Endurance, was finally crushed and Shackleton and his men made the very long and perilous journey across ice and stormy seas to reach inhabited land.

Trapped by the Ice!: Shackleton's Amazing Antarctic Adventure

Bloomsbury USA Childrens

Walker Childrens

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Books by McCurdy, Michael

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The Seasons Sewn: A Year in Patchwork

The Post Office

The Devils Who Learned to Be Good

Founding Mothers: Women in America in the Revolutionary Era

The Sailor's Alphabet

Trapped by the ice!: Shackleton's amazing Antarctic adventure

An Algonquian Year : The Year According to the Full Moon

American Fairy Tales: From Rip Van Winkle to the Rootabaga Stories

Trapped by the Ice!: Shackleton's Amazing Antarctic Adventure

Trapped by the Ice!: Shackleton's Amazing Antarctic Adventure