How can a book be reimagined using gourds? As a question, this seems to be two incongruent items: discarded books and gourds. Even though there are reports of American readership shrinking, books are still being printed, and read, and eventually discarded.
Gourds have a long history of utilitarian purposes such as dippers, bowls, and grain carriers as explained in earlier posts. They can be musical instruments, toys for teaching physics concepts, and decorative art. Why would a reimagined book using the unlikely combination with gourds be interesting? The previous project of using an apple gourd for a set of research lessons was certainly a new way to look at the lessons taught to a classes of middle school students.
Given a pile of books heading to the recycle bin, and a shelf of cleaned gourds longing for purpose, in what ways can a book be given a second chance? Let's find out!
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