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Knots on a Counting Rope

by Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault · 1987 · 32 pages

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In this poignant story, the counting rope is a metaphor for the passage of time and for a boy's emerging confidence in facing his blindness.

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Genre
historical fictionliterary fiction
Themes
diversitydisabilitychildhoodgrandparentsnative american
Setting
indianorth america
Mood
inspirational
Subject
sciencesocial science
Audience
childrenspicture books
Length
short · 32 pages

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