Rice Is Life
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0805057196
ISBN 13
9780805057195
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Unknown
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Publication Year
2000
Publisher
Pages
32
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Description
In Bali, as in many parts of the world, rice is more than just a staple food-rice is life!In Bali, life revolves around the planting and harvesting of rice. While eels slip through the mud and dragonflies flutter overhead, farmers plant seedlings in the wet rice field, or 'saweh.' Soon each plant is crowned with flowers, and tiny green kernels appear. Rain nourishes the kernels, which grow plump and sweet. The green plants turn golden and ripe, and everyone helps harvest the grain. When the harvest is finished, the farmers give thanks to the goddess of rice for a successful crop. From planting the seeds to harvesting the ripe grain, this beautiful, poetic book tells the story of rice and of the Balinese people, for whom rice is life. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
