Annie and the Old One
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Explores the concept of death and time through the story of Annie, a Navajo girl, and her grandmother, the Old One. Relates the grandmother’s belief that she will rejoin the earth when the new rug is completed and taken from the loom and follows Annie’s attempts to prevent the rug from being finished. Based on Miska Miles’ book by the same title.
story about a native American girl and her grandmother
The old one -- the beloved grandmother of a little Navajo girl named Annie -- is very wise and passes much of her wisdom on to her granddaughter. One day the old one reveals a sad truth - when the new rug on the loom is finished she will go to mother earth. The old one discovers Annie's sadness and distress and helps her to understand the cycle of life.
story about a native American girl and her grandmother
The old one -- the beloved grandmother of a little Navajo girl named Annie -- is very wise and passes much of her wisdom on to her granddaughter. One day the old one reveals a sad truth - when the new rug on the loom is finished she will go to mother earth. The old one discovers Annie's sadness and distress and helps her to understand the cycle of life.
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