Knots on a Counting Rope (Reading Rainbow Books)
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (903 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0805054790 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
a book filled with everything we hope to teach our chilldren A Customer this is a book that has more intensity and insight with each new reading. it is the story of a physically handicapped child who with the support of his grandfather takes on a difficult challege and competes to his highest potential. the story integates overcoming challenges, uncondition parental love, hard work, and aging while finishing with a realistic outcome. the reader will be moved with pride and hope.. a book filled with everything we hope to teach our chilldren this is a book that has more intensity and insight with each new reading. it is the story of a physically handicapped child who with the support of his grandfather takes on a difficult challege and competes to his highest potential. the story integrates overcoming challenges, uncondition parental love, hard work, and aging while finishing with a realistic outcome. the reader will be moved with pride and hope.. Incredibly powerful A Customer This book explains the passing of the generationsin a child's terms. The grandfather explains thathe will die, and the grandson does not want to hear it. But the grandfather shows that the powerful love of the family will support and strengthen the child as he faces the challenges of life and growth. This is the only book I've encountered that makes me cry when I read it to my kids.
Grandfather said, "This boy child will not die. Two blue horses galloped by, stopped and looked at him; the baby raised his arms to them. From Publishers Weekly Gathered near a campfire under a canopy of stars, a Navaho Indian boy hears the tale of his birth from his grandfather. The great blue horses have given him the strength to live." Named Boy-Strength-of-Blue-Horses, the child later needs that well of strength to deal with the fact that he is blind. Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. A rich tale of intergenerational love and respect, this is bittersweet and unsentimental. Born on a windy night, the child was weak and
In this poignant story, the counting rope is a metaphor for the passage of time and for a boy's emerging confidence in facing his blindness.