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Waiting for the Owl's Call

Waiting for the Owl's Call

Gloria Whelan
3.6/5 ( ratings)
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Eight-year-old Zulviya, her sister and her cousin, her mother and her grandmother... they all belong to the loom. For generations the women of Zulviya’s family have earned their living by weaving rugs by hand.The rugs are valuable and the women are proud of their beautiful handiwork. But the work is hard. It takes months to weave a rug; each one contains hundreds of thousands of knots. Before one work day has passed, Zulviya will tie thousands of knots.As she sits at her work, Zulviya weaves not one but two patterns. The pattern on the loom will become a fine rug. She weaves a second pattern in her mind. There she sees the green of the Afghani hills, the bright blue of the nearby lake, and the vivid orange of the setting sun. And Zulviya takes comfort in the landscape in her mind.
Language
English
Pages
32
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Release
September 14, 2009
ISBN
1585364185
ISBN 13
9781585364183

Waiting for the Owl's Call

Gloria Whelan
3.6/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
Eight-year-old Zulviya, her sister and her cousin, her mother and her grandmother... they all belong to the loom. For generations the women of Zulviya’s family have earned their living by weaving rugs by hand.The rugs are valuable and the women are proud of their beautiful handiwork. But the work is hard. It takes months to weave a rug; each one contains hundreds of thousands of knots. Before one work day has passed, Zulviya will tie thousands of knots.As she sits at her work, Zulviya weaves not one but two patterns. The pattern on the loom will become a fine rug. She weaves a second pattern in her mind. There she sees the green of the Afghani hills, the bright blue of the nearby lake, and the vivid orange of the setting sun. And Zulviya takes comfort in the landscape in her mind.
Language
English
Pages
32
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Release
September 14, 2009
ISBN
1585364185
ISBN 13
9781585364183

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