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Goat in the Rug details the weaving of a traditional Navajo rug, from the shearing of the goat all the way to the finished product.
The twist is, the story is all told from the perspective of the goat! Engaging and humorous, this book had my children eager to participate in the weaving process.
. . and begging for a pet goat,
I did find it curious that the author chose to have the Navajo weaver use storebought dye after Geraldine the goat eats all of the dyeing plants, but overall the story was grand.
A picture book about a weaver who lived at Window Rock and how she makes a rug, It was a cute story about Geraldine the goat, She tells the story about how her friend and owner a Navajo Weaver called GlenMae, whose Native American name is Glee 'Nasbah, will shorn her and turn her wool into thread to weave into a beautiful Navajo rug.
Recommended for ages. What's not to like about this story It focuses on one specific aspect of Navajo life, rug making it's told from the point of view of a goat the author has a sense of humor and the art is perfect.
This story is told by the goat, Geraldine, who is the companion of Glenmae, the navajo weaver, both living in window Rock, Arizona, This is a charming book, narrated by Geraldine the goat, She tells the reader all about the process of weaving a Navajo rug, Her friend Glenmae decides to weave a rug using Geraldine's mohair, . . so Geraldine gets shorn, her wool carded, spun, dyed, and woven, It is really fun to see Geraldine's coat grow back as the rug progresses and many other wonderful details abound as she watches her wool being died, Geraldine imagines what she would look like if her wool grew on her in those colors.
While Glenmae weaves the rug, Geraldine sits leaning against her and the friendship between the two of these characters only makes the story more charming, There are beautiful illustrations. childrens a true story of a weaver and her goat who lived in the Navajo Nation at Window Rock, AZ, Received when I won the bidding on a Navajo made teddy bear at theFriends of Madison County Public Library Little Quilt Showpaperback no numbered pages,out offinished Jan,,/I am weeding a collection of books that my mother bought for me when I was child, thus instilling my lifelong love of reading, My mother's love of reading and her passing on that love to me is truly a gift, So, as I reread these books from long ago, I will keep the ones that are most dear to me and the others I will place in my local library donation box, hopeful that another child will experience the many worlds of reading that I did while growing up in my parents' home.
The Goat in the Rug is an engaging tale told from the goat's perspective, The illustrations, especially those of the goat closely watching Glenmae's preparations and weaving, are enchanting,
My husband and I visited the Desert SW Region of the United States this past summer, and I will include this book in the travel trunk that I created for my classroom when we study this period in world history.
No two Navajo rugs are the same, This makes sense because there is no other goat like Geraldine, This story follows Glenmae as she shears the mohair from Geraldine, cleans it, spins it, dyes it and weaves it,
For a commemorativestyle book, it's really very fun to read, Geraldine is an amusing narrator, and there are some unexpected humorous twists that make this a fun readaloud for elementary students, It's an old book by now, and the illustrations are noticeably dated, but the text is compelling enough to keep it relevant, It's a clever resource for teachers, particularly in art and social studies, I liked how detailed yet engaging for young readers the book was about the processes involved in Navaho rug making, This is one of my alltime favorite childhood stories, it brings memories forth of sheep herding, shearing and lateshinálí asdząąn,
I recommend! This is a true story of a weaver and her goat who lived in the Navajo Nation at Window Rock, Arizona, The story is a howto book, telling the tale of shearing the mohair from a goat, who tells the tale, to taking the rug off the
loom, It uses the proper terms for preparing the wool for weaving like cleaning, carding, spinning and dyeing, Amazingly, it is not silly, but although we know goats cannot talk, the illustrations and the story show the close relationship between natural objects and their use by Native Americans.
This title is more nonfiction than an actual picture book story, Told from the viewpoint of Geraldine, the goat, one learns how a traditional Navajo woman, Glenmae weaves a rug, The story begins with Geraldine being shorn and ends with Geraldine about to be shorn for the second time, All of the steps of traditional weaving are here, A goat narrates how a Navajo weaver makes a rug from her wool, Very cute, cheeky goat, charming illustrations and informative about weaving, I am glad I read this with my class in connection with Beatrice's Goat, A wonderful children's book based on a real account of a traditional Navajo weaver at Window Rock in the Navajo Nation in Arizona, but told from the perspective of Geraldine, her goat.
It explains the process of making the rug from the goat's hair, from shearing to making thread to dying to weaving, The goat eats the plants gathered to make the traditional dyes, so the weaver had to buys some from the store! It was fun to read with my kids agesandright now, living in Phoenix, AZ.
A charming story narrated by a goat about the painstaking steps that take place between a shaggy goat to a beautiful rug, The goat is a humorous narrator, not quite getting whats going on, but still impressed by the beautiful work of art the weaver produces,
Also, the story punches you in the heart at the end with a little side note that oh by the way, this ability is going to die out soon, kaythnkbye! Ugh.
OK, duly noted. At least the cultural history is being preserved in books like these, but still, depressing end to this charming tale,
The Goat in the Rug is Geraldine the Goat's retelling of how her hair became a Navajo weaver's rug, The book breaks down the basic steps of creating a hand woven rug in terms that are appropriate for preK middle elementary older students would need more indepth information and vocuabulary.
The cheekiness of the goat will also appeal to younger readers, The book also acknowledges that the Navajo weaving tradition is a dying art and could fit well into a unit studying Navajo culture and craft, This book is essentially about weaving a Navajo rug and is told from the perspective of a goat, I found that it was from the perspective of the goat very interesting, I also liked how there were funny little parts the goats would say, This book would be good for kids to understand how rugs were traditionally made and also so that they can learn about an understand this culture better, Great info on the rug making process and so cute, That picture of the goat falling asleep while she's weaving is just so precious! A favorite from my childhood, Story about a Dine navajo weaver making a rug told from the goat's perspective, So sweet. It used to make me giggle as a kid, This book follows the Navajo rugmaking process through the eyes of Geraldine the goat, It starts with her shearing, and with detail describes every step in the process, By the end of the book Geraldine has grown back all of her coat, Very informative and adorably illustrated, I bring a woven rug from Mexico into my classroom as a handson supplement to this wonderful book, I love when the goat gets in trouble for eating everything as goats do, .