Waiting for the Owl's Call

by Gloria Whelan

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1585364185
• ISBN13: 9781585364183
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.1" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4