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Waiting for the Owl's Call

by Gloria Whelan
Pascal Milelli
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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. Gloria Whelan's other picture books in the Tales of the World series are Yuki and the One Thousand Carriers (2008 Society of Illustrators Gold Medal winner) and Yatandou (a Junior Library Guild selection). Ms. Whelan lives in Michigan. Pascal Milelli's illustration clients include Harper's, The Atlantic, and Scribner Books. His picture book, The Art Room, by Susan Vande Griek, received the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award from the Canadian Library Association in 2003. Pascal lives in Vancouver, Canada.
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Series: Tales of the World Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press

Kindle Book

  • Release date: May 7, 2010

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781133484479
  • Release date: May 7, 2010

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781133484479
  • File size: 3866 KB
  • Release date: May 7, 2010

PDF ebook

  • ISBN: 9781585365517
  • File size: 17881 KB
  • Release date: May 7, 2010
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subjects

Juvenile Fiction Picture Book Fiction

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:4.2
Lexile® Measure:630
Interest Level:K-3(LG)
Text Difficulty:2-3

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. Gloria Whelan's other picture books in the Tales of the World series are Yuki and the One Thousand Carriers (2008 Society of Illustrators Gold Medal winner) and Yatandou (a Junior Library Guild selection). Ms. Whelan lives in Michigan. Pascal Milelli's illustration clients include Harper's, The Atlantic, and Scribner Books. His picture book, The Art Room, by Susan Vande Griek, received the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award from the Canadian Library Association in 2003. Pascal lives in Vancouver, Canada.
Expand title description text
Juvenile Fiction Picture Book Fiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Sleeping Bear Press

    Kindle Book
    Release date: May 7, 2010

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781133484479
    Release date: May 7, 2010

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781133484479
    File size: 3866 KB
    Release date: May 7, 2010

    PDF ebook
    ISBN: 9781585365517
    File size: 17881 KB
    Release date: May 7, 2010

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
    PDF ebook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    ATOS Level: 4.2
    Lexile® Measure: 630
    Interest Level: K-3(LG)
    Text Difficulty: 2-3
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