02015cam a2200409 4500 1022528782 TxAuBib 20170130120000.0 151223s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2015-049772 9781499802399 trade 1499802390 trade NJQ/DLC eng NJQ DLC ICrlF TxAuBib Blumenthal, Deborah. Fancy party gowns : the story of fashion designer Ann Cole Lowe / by Deborah Blumenthal ; illustrated by Laura Freeman. New York : little bee books, 2017. 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm. Illustrated endpapers. Includes bibliographical references. School Library Journal, December 2016. Publisher's Weekly, December 2016. Booklist, November 2016. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), January 2017. As soon as Ann Cole Lowe could walk, her momma and grandma taught her to sew. When her mom died, Ann continued sewing dresses. It wasn't easy, especially when she went to design school and had to learn alone, segregated from the rest of the class. But the work she did set her spirit soaring, as evidenced in the clothes she made. Rarely credited, Ann Cole Lowe became 'society's best kept secret. 'This ... picture book shines the spotlight on a figure who proved that with hard work and passion, any obstacles can be overcome. 3.6 Follett Library Resources. K-3 Follett Library Resources. Accelerated Reader AR LG 4.2 0.5 189383EN. 20170130. Lowe, Ann Cole 1898-1981. Fashion designers Biography. African Americans Biography. Women Biography. Fashion design. Biographies. Freeman, Laura, ill. TXNES