The Roses In My Carpets Summary

The roses in my carpets written by rukhsana khan illustrated by ronald himmler holiday house 1998 a young afghan boy shares his life and dreams for the future with us in the roses in my carpets a beautiful thought provoking picture book set in a refugee camp in pakistan he doesn t like school but loves the afternoons he spends weaving carpets from brightly colored threads that all hold.

The roses in my carpets summary.

More by and about this author. For a young refugee living with loss and terror filled memo. In it your brand name footwear wearers will meet a young boy whose rough sandal shod feet have escaped over ground treacherous and pitted with bomb craters. Flashes of bright colour symbolize the hope that shines from this mud dominated world cf.

Ronald himler in a flowerless war torn world a young boy masters the skills that may save his family from poverty. The roses in my carpets rukhsana khan author ronald himler illustrator holiday house 15 95 32p isbn 978 0 8234 1399 7. Rukhsana khan the roses in my carpet words aloud 2007 canada duration. The roses in my carpets by rukhsana khan illustrated by ronald himler published by fitzhenry whiteside limited isbn 13.

6 find a copy at amazon indiebound b n worldcat a young afghan describes his grim life in the refugee camp where he lives with his mother and younger sister school library journal. It is based on a true story that of the author s foster child in peshawar pakistan. The roses in my carpets. Toronto author rukhsana khan s book the roses in my carpets is filled with horror and honesty humanity and heart.

Read 23 reviews from the world s largest community for readers. In the roses in my carpets an afghani boy lives in a mud drenched refugee camp caring for his mother and sister and measuring his life by the next trip to the well or finding the next piece of bread. Wordsaloud recommended for you. The roses in my carpets book.

The roses in my carpets is a masterful tale of a young afghan refugee by toronto writer rukhsana khan. Then with my fingers i create a world the war cannot touch. Except that is when he escaped into his work as an apprentice carpet weaver. This is a book talk tutorial on how educators can use rukhsana s award winning book the roses in my carpets to enhance the social justice and world geography aspects of their students.