Made by hand : a crafts sampler / Carole Lexa Schaefer ; illustrated by Becca Stadtlander.

Author/creator Schaefer, Carole Lexa author.
Other author Stadtlander, Becca illustrator.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationSommerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2018.
Copyright Date©2018
Description1 volume (unnumbered) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Subjects

Contents Welcome -- Terrestrial globe (1810) -- Candle box (c.1800) -- Pie crimper (c. 1850) -- Rocking horse (c1860) -- Child's sled (1800s) -- Butter churn (c1850-1875) -- Sampler (c1798) -- Bandolier bag (c. mid- to late 1800s) -- Scrimshaw box (c. 1832-1856) -- Valentine (c. 1840-1860) -- Dolls (c. 1840, 1840-1870s, 1950) -- Weather vane (c1890) -- Carrying case (1852) -- Author's note.
Abstract "Combing real historical artifacts with fictional stories, Carole Lexa Schaefer brings each fascinating object to life by imagining the hands that might have made it and those that might have used it." --Dust jacket.
General noteIncluded at the end of the book are photographs, descriptions, and provenance of the real artifacts.
Genre/formHistorical fiction.
LCCN 2018959907
ISBN9780763674335 (hardcover)
ISBN0763674338 (hardcover)

Availability

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Joyner TRC Nonfiction 709.73 SCH132M ✔ Available Place Hold