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Cover of Show Way by Jacqueline Woodson

Picture book · Children

Show Way

written by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by Hudson Talbott

44 pages · 2005

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About the book

The making of "Show ways," or quilts which once served as secret maps for freedom-seeking slaves, is a tradition passed from mother to daughter in the author's family.

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