Mongolia: Vanishing Cultures by Jan Reynolds
	List Price:   $7.95 Unit Price:   $6.36 You Save:   $1.59 (20%) ISBN-10:   1600601308 ISBN-13:   9781600601309 Publisher:   Lee & Low Books Category:   Non-Fiction Pages:   32 Format:   Picture Book
Awards
2004  CLA Book of the Year for Children Award  Nominee/Honoree  2007  California Young Reader Medal  Nominee/Honoree  2005  Georgia Children's Picture StoryBook Award  Winner!  2003  ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards  Nominee/Honoree
Subjects
MONGOLS_JUVENILE LITERATURE
Description/Notes
'Two nomadic Mongolian children listen to stories of the past from their father and yearn for their own horses, creatures essential to their way of life'--Provided by publisher. It is a special day for cousins Dawa and Olana. Dawa's father is going to find them two small horses in the family's herd. Like other young Mongolian boys, Dawa and Olana are learning to be skilled horsemen. Living as nomads on the grassy plains, Mongolians rely on horses to support their traditional way of life. Horses help with the daily work of rounding up the goats and cows that provide meat and milk for food, as well as skins for clothing and shelter. Dawa and Olana hope that with their new horses, they will learn to be great horsemen. 'An attractive, full-color photo essay that gives insight into the lives of the nomadic people of Mongolia. They are shown as they herd horses, erect and dismantle portable housing, prepare food, and share the stories of their rapidly vanishing culture. A one-page introduction provides some facts about Mongolia and sets the scene for the pictures to follow. Also included is an afterword in which Reynolds explains how she came to meet and spend time with the family pictured. Endpapers have outline maps showing the country's location in the world and some of its natural features.' -SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL