What Do You See?: Developing New Perspectives with Quilt Patterns - Hardcover

Bordine, Nancy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 195836360X ISBN 13: 9781958363607

Publisher: Mission Point Press, 2023

Synopsis

What Do You See? Developing New Perspectives with Quilt Patterns is a colorful picture book featuring a diverse group of children interacting with inspirations for traditional quilt patterns.  The children represent a wide range of heritages and abilities so that a young reader will see themselves in the characteristics of one or more child in the book.  The book includes adult-led learning activities that give children concrete concepts for developing empathy, diversity appreciation, critical-thinking skills, creativity, and inclusion strategies. It also includes fun biographies and colorful finger puppets of each character in the book.  The book contains scannable digital links to more learning activities related to learning fractions.

About this title

About the Author

Nancy Bordine is a retired nurse, healthcare educator, and speaker who grew up at the feet of a grandmother who loved to make quilts. Nancy's inherited love of quilts led her to become "The Quilt Lady" historical reenactor at her local museum for more than a dozen years. Her favorite times as The Quilt Lady were while presenting quilts, quilt lore, and pioneer living to hundreds of area fourth graders.Of the many learning programs Nancy has designed in her career, she most enjoyed those focused on developing critical-thinking skills and diversity sensitivity in children.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mission Point Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 195836360X
• ISBN 13: 9781958363607
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Jimison Jonny
• Number of pages: 38