Abbie in Stitches

By Cotten, Cynthia & Peck, Beth

Publishers Summary:
Growing up in western New York State in the early 1800s, Abbie would much rather read than embroider a sampler, which her mother and teacher insist she do, but she works hard after thinking of just the right picture and saying to include. Contains facts about girls' education in the early nineteenth century.

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ISBN
978-0-37430-004-3
Publisher
New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2006.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on September 1, 2006

Gr 2-3 In this pleasant family story set in western New York in the early 1820s, Abbie, who is perhaps six or seven, attends sewing classes but would rather read than stitch the required sampler. To make matters worse, her older sister has set a challenging example. Done in soft focus, the double-page paintings with framed text blocks create a ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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