The Spindle Whorl: An Activity Book Ages 9-12 (Northwest Coast Indian Discovery Series)

By Nan McNutt

In the newest addition to the "Northwest Coast Indian Discovery" series, a young Coast Salish girl uses her spindle whorl to prepare wool for her uncle's wedding gift, a traditional robe. Following... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570611157
• ISBN13: 9781570611155
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Sasquatch Books
• Length: 41 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.3" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Fusion of art, culture, and literature -- it's got it all!

This book works on so many levels! In forty-one pages you get a multi-disciplinary unit of study. A spindle whorl is a tool used by Northwest Coastal people to spin yarn. McNutt spins her own yarn, so to speak, by telling the story of a young girl coming of age who receives a treasured family whorl. Included with the story are a variety of activities that explore the art of spinning. Teachers will find this book especially useful, as it also includes a map, bibliography, detailed research information, and even a sequenced unit lesson design. Students will surely find themselves eager to embrace the tradition of spinning when presented with this informative book that includes its own removable, easy-to-assemble spindle whorl on heavy cardstock. Consider purchasing the other books in this series, The Bentwood Box, The Button Blanket, and The Cedar Plank Mask to complete your collection.