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The Whispering Cloth

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Book Description
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Living in a refugee camp in Thailand, young Mai spends her days listening to Hmong women as they stitch pa'ndau--brightly colored story cloths--and preparing to find her own story of hope and faith to stitch.
Book Information
PublisherTurtleback Books
BindingSchool & Library Binding (5 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages32
ISBN-100613012534
ISBN-13978-0613012539
Publication Date09/01/1996
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About Pegi Deitz Shea (Author) : In a refugee camp in Thailand in 1989, I discovered my reason to live: to write multicultural fiction, nonfiction and poetry about children struggling to survive all over the world. My human rights/so... more
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About (Illustrator) : Anita Riggio is an award-winning author and illustrator of picture books, Smack Dab in the Middle, Beware the Brindlebeast, Secret Signs, A Moon in My Teacup, Gert & Freida, and Wake Up William! as we... more
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About You Yang (Illustrator) : You Yang is a published illustrator of children's books. Published credits of You Yang include The Whispering Cloth: A Refugee's Story.
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