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Peaceful Pieces: Poems and Quilts About Peace

by Anna Grossnickle Hines · 2011

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In this evocative collection of poems illustrated by beautiful handmade quilts, Anna Grossnickle Hines explores peace in all its various and sometimes surprising forms: from peace at home to peace on a worldwide scale to peace within oneself. Pondering the meaning of peace and its fleeting nature, this book compels each of us to discover and act upon peace ourselves.

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Audience
picture bookschildrensmiddle grade
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short · 32 pages
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