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The Magic of Spider Woman
By Duncan, Lois & Begay, Shonto
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-59046-155-9
- Publisher
- New York : Scholastic, 1996.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 1996
Gr 3-6 Much more than a pourquoi tale, this story also concerns the rejection of obsession, even in the service of beauty, and recalls the Greek myth of Arachne. When Wandering Girl learns from Spider Woman how to make blankets from her sheep's wool, she is renamed Weaving Woman. She marries and spends a winter at her loom. In the spring, she discovers how to make dyes and is inspired to "create the most beautiful blanket in all of the world." As this goal consumes her, she forgets the Navajo Middle Way; her life loses its balance an...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
