How Long to Read Sewing Stories: Harriet Powers' Journey from Slave to Artist

How Long Does it Take to Read Sewing Stories: Harriet Powers' Journey from Slave to Artist?

It takes the average reader and 22 minutes to read Sewing Stories: Harriet Powers' Journey from Slave to Artist by Barbara Herkert

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

An illuminating picture book biography of an artist and former slave whose patchwork quilts bring the stories of her family to life. Harriet Powers learned to sew and quilt as a young slave girl on a Georgia plantation. She lived through the Civil War and Reconstruction, and eventually owned a cotton farm with her family, all the while relying on her skills with the needle to clothe and feed her children. Later she began making pictorial quilts, using each square to illustrate Bible stories and local legends. She exhibited her quilts at local cotton fairs, and though she never traveled...

How long is Sewing Stories: Harriet Powers' Journey from Slave to Artist?

Sewing Stories: Harriet Powers' Journey from Slave to Artist by Barbara Herkert is 22 pages long, and a total of 5,544 words.

This makes it 7% the length of the average book. It also has 7% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Sewing Stories: Harriet Powers' Journey from Slave to Artist Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 30 minutes to read Sewing Stories: Harriet Powers' Journey from Slave to Artist aloud.

What Reading Level is Sewing Stories: Harriet Powers' Journey from Slave to Artist?

Sewing Stories: Harriet Powers' Journey from Slave to Artist is suitable for students ages 8 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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