baskets

"In this ... Native American picture book story, a modern Wabanaki girl is excited to accompany her grandmother for the first time to harvest sweetgrass for basket making"--Provided by publisher.

"In the hills above Port-au-Prince, a young girl named Fallon wants more than anything to carry the panye to market, just like all the women in her family. As she watches Manman wrap her hair in a mouchwa, Fallon tries to wrap her braids into her own scarf. But she realizes that it's much more difficult than she thought"--Jacket flap.

Describes how and why native Americans made baskets.

While visiting her grandmother in the Sea Islands, a young girl hears about her African heritage and learns to weave a sea grass basket.

It may get cooler when the season changes from summer to fall, but everyone knows that the food gets better and better. Going apple picking is a great fall activity, and it sure is delicious! Whether you use a ladder, climb a tree, or grab them off some low branches, there’s nothing like biting into a fresh apple. With accessible text and exciting color photographs, beginning readers will head to the apple orchards and see what it’s like to go apple picking for themselves in this exciting book.

Presents a variety of basket styles from around the world including their different types of materials and simple instructions for making several of them.

A grandmother tells the tale of Gullahs and their beautiful sweetgrass baskets that keep their African heritage alive.

Contains color photographs of five hundred traditional and contemporary baskets created by artists around the world, each with a descriptive caption.

Having discovered a basket her mother made with her grandmother, Sarah wants to learn to make a basket, too, in keeping with her African heritage.