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Stitch by stitch : Cleve Jones and the AIDS memorial quilt

Author

Sanders, Rob, 1958- author.

Title

Stitch by stitch : Cleve Jones and the AIDS memorial quilt / by Rob Sanders ; illustrated by Jamey Christoph.

Format

Book

Published

Washington, DC : Magination Press, 2021. ©2021

Description

36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 26 cm

Other contributors

Christoph, Jamey, 1980- illustrator.

Notes

"American Psychological Association." Includes bibliographical references.

Summary

Determined not to let history forget those who died of AIDS, activist Cleve Jones creates a memorial quilt to commemorate the lives of those lost and bring awareness to the disease. Includes a Names Project timeline. "Cleve Jones' extraordinary life was pieced together, then stitched tightly into different types of quilts. From the blanket that his great-grandmother made for him as a boy, to the friends he gathered in San Francisco as young man, it is almost as if he was destined to bring the art of quilting to a new public awareness. Mentored by Harvey Milk, Jones debuted idea for the AIDS Memorial Quilt during a candlelight memorial for Milk in 1985 and created the first panel for the quilt in 1987. The AIDS memorial quilt, one of the largest public arts projects ever and an iconic symbol of hope that remembers 94,000 lost souls, is Jones' shining achievement. It has since toured the world and been seen by millions of people." -- Amazon.

Target audience

Ages 4-8. Magination Press. Grades K-1. Magination Press.

Subject headings

Jones, Cleve--Juvenile literature. NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt--Juvenile literature. AIDS (Disease)--Juvenile literature. AIDS (Disease)--Juvenile fiction.

Genre heading

picture books. Picture books. Biographies. Fiction. Juvenile works. Creative nonfiction. Biographies. Picture books.

ISBN

9781433837395 hardcover 1433837390 hardcover 9781433837401 electronic book