The Keeping Quilt -- Patricia Polacco

We will make a quilt to help us always remember home, Anna's mother said. It will be like heaving the family in backhome Russia dance around us at night. <br>And so it was. From a basket of old clothes, Anna's babushka, Uncle Vladimir's shirt, Aunt Havalah's nightdress and an apron of Aunt Natasha's become <i>The Keeping Quilt, </i> passed along from mother to daughter for almost a century. For four generations the quilt is a Sabbath tablecloth, a wedding canopy, and a blanket that welcomes babies warmly into the world. <br>In strongly moving pictures that are as heartwarming as they are real, patricia Polacco tells the story of her own family, and the quilt that remains a symbol of their enduring love and faith<br><br><b>Author:</b> Patricia Polacco<br><b>Publisher:</b> Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books<br><b>Published:</b> 05/01/2001<br><b>Pages:</b> 32<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.32lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.06h x 9.18w x 0.11d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780689844478<br><b>Audience:</b> Ages 4-8<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 4.4<br><b>Point Value:</b> 0.5<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Lower Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>20677 / Keeping Quilt<br><br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Publishers Weekly</i> 05/28/2001 pg. 91<br><i>Ingram Children's Advance</i> 05/01/2001 pg. 37<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Patricia Polacco belongs to a family of storytellers, poets, farmers, teachers, and artists. They came from many parts of the