The Goat In The Rug Summary

Maryland council on economic education 1 the goat in the rug by geraldine as told to charles l.

The goat in the rug summary.

Blood and martin link. Get this from a library. Nancy winslow parker geraldine a goat describes each step as she and her navajo friend make a rug from the hair clipping and carding to the dyeing and actual weaving. Aladdin paperbacks simon and schuster 1990.

After sharpening a large pair 31 of scissors glenmae was clipping off my wool in great 41 long strands. Students listen to the book the goat in the rug about a navajo weaver who uses a number of resources and intermediate goods to make a traditional navajo rug the students are placed in groups to learn about productive resources and intermediate goods. It s called mohair really 47 glenmae washed the wool. Geraldine the goat tells of his favorite navajo weaver glenmae.

The goat in the rug is geraldine the goat s retelling of how her hair became a navajo weaver s rug. At times the story is funny and other times seriously woven. The goat in the rug grade 2 summary my name is geraldine and i live near a place called 11 window rock with my navajo friend glenmae. Geraldine a goat owned by a navajo woman named glenmae tells the story of her hair being sheared and the process of weaving this hair into a rug.

She decided 20 to weave me into a rug. One of the best children s books of all time is the goat in the rug by geraldine. The story told from the point of view of the goat gives the reader a unique perspective. Isbn 0 689 71418 1 literature annotation.