The Roses In My Carpets Summary

It is based on a true story that of the author s foster child in peshawar pakistan.

The roses in my carpets summary. He doesn t like school but loves the afternoons he spends weaving carpets from brightly colored threads that all hold special meaning for him. Rukhsana khan created date. For a young refugee living with loss and terror filled memories time is measured by the next bucket of water the next portion of bread and the next call to prayer. The roses in my carpets by rukhsana khan illustrated by ronald himler published by fitzhenry whiteside limited isbn 13.

896 about the healing of the human spirit. With the unfolding of historical events it is probably destined to be a classic. About rukhsana khan author. The roses in my carpets.

The roses in my carpets is a masterful tale of a young afghan refugee by toronto writer rukhsana khan. 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. Here where everything walls floor courtyard is mud a boy s heart can still long for freedom independence and safety. Except that is when he escaped into his work as an apprentice carpet weaver.

Although everything in the camp is a dirty brown so i do not use. Toronto author rukhsana khan s book the roses in my carpets is filled with horror and honesty humanity and heart. 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. The roses in my carpet at the words aloud 4 spoken word festival in durham ontario canada november.

This realistic story follows a day in the life of a young afghani refugee who takes solace in the beautiful carpets he weaves. 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. 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. Rukhsana khan tells her award winning childrens story.