As she teaches her granddaughter to sew a traditional sweetgrass basket, a grandmother weaves a story, going back generations to her grandfather's village in faraway Africa. There, as a boy, he learned to make baskets so tightly woven they could hold the rain. Even after being stolen away to a slave ship bound for America, he remembers what he learned and passes these memories on to his children - as they do theirs.

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Square Fish; First edition (December 26, 2007)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 48 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0312376030
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0312376031
• Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 8 years
• Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD1050L
• Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 3
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.7 ounces
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.75 x 0.3 x 9.55 inches