Fatima the Spinner and the Tent
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (941 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01FUQW6KU |
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| Number of Pages | : | 260 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Fatima is a young woman whose life seems beset by one disaster after another. A story of wisdom and depth, ideal as a bedtime story, it helps children understand the need for perseverance to reach their goals.This Teaching-Story is well known in Greek folklore, but this version is attributed to the Sheikh Mohamed Jamaludin of Adrianople (modern-day Edirne in Turkey) who died in 1750. Adopted by a family of weavers, and beginning to prosper in her new life, she is captured and made to work making masts. Undertaking a journey to sell the masts, her ship is wrecked off the coast of China. Using Middle Eastern and Chinese design , Delmar transports readers into the exotic worlds of Fatima's travels, in a way delightful to both young and old. This is one of a collection of teaching-stories adapted by the Afghan author and educator Idries Shah, adapted here for children.This book is filled with wonderful illustrations by Natasha Delmar. Setting forth on a journey from her home in the West, she is shipwrecked and cast ashore alone near Alexandria. Taught to paint by her father, the celebrated classic Chinese painter Ng Yi-Ching, she captures Fatima's adventures with a wealth of detail and color. It is only here that Fatima finally realizes that what seemed to be disasters were really essential steps towards realizing her eventual fulfillment.
From School Library Journal Grade 2-8–Shah first published this version of an 18th-century Turkish tale in his Tales of the Dervishes (Penguin, 1993). Several spreads are panoramas that have amazing depth. Although some aspects of the plot are weaker than the protagonist's strength of character, children will relate to the positive lesson about making the best of one's misfortunes.–Susan Scheps, Shaker Heights Public Library, OHCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. When a shipwreck leaves her washed up on a beach, she is taken in by a family of weavers. All rights reserved. . The sto
Fatima The Spinner And The Tent. T.C. Evocative colours and drawings illustrate this story.Fatima sets out with her father, a successful spinner, on a sea voyage to the Islands of the Middle Sea. He has business there and she dreams of finding a handsome husband.They are ship wrecked and Fatima is left alone, cast up near Alexandria.This is the first of three disasters. Each time Fatima manag. Molly said A fresh way to view the challenges of life. When I worked in health care I often gave this book to adults and children alike, especially those who felt a sense of hopelessness and futility about their losses and "failures." With gorgeous illustrations and short brief descriptions it gives a fresh way of interpreting the hardships of life. The hardcover copy is far superior in quality to the paperba