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KAILAS: SACRED MOUNTAIN OF TIBET
For Kids
Big Cats
• Seymour Simon
NATURAL HISTORY •
1994 •
PAPER
• 40 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
A full-color introduction to the life of big cats around the world, including the tiger, lion, leopard, puma, cheetah, jaguar, and snow leopard. A brief text accompanies the photos, which concentrate on how the animals behave in the wild. Intended for children ages 4-8.
(BST46, $6.99) |
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Buddha Stories
• Demi
RELIGION •
1997 •
HARD COVER
• 32 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
Intended for ages 4 to 8, this book tells 10 of the author's favorite "jakatas," or moral tales of the Buddha. She has sumptuously illustrated the volume in gold printed on deep, dark blue (in the tradition of an ancient Buddhist text). Gorgeous (at least in very good light!), and a compelling introduction to Buddhism for children.
(ASA16, $23.99) |
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The Dalai Lama
• Demi
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1998 •
HARD COVER
• 32 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
The consistently wonderful Buddhist author/illustrator Demi tells the story of the 14th Dalai Lama's life, from his humble origins to his life in exile. Demi's full-color paintings are breathtaking -- and, in their motifs and coloration, true to traditional Tibetan art. Ages 6-8.
(TBT62, $19.95) |
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Buddha
• Demi
RELIGION •
1996 •
HARD COVER
• 48 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Beautiful, intricately detailed, full-color illustrations make this life of the Buddha an excellent choice for children. Demi tells the story of the sheltered upbringing of Indian prince Siddhartha, his first encounter with death and human suffering, and his subsequent search for enlightenment. Intended for children age 7-10.
(ASA17, $21.99) |
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Tintin in Tibet
• Herge
LITERATURE •
1988 •
PAPER
• 66 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
One of Herge's masterworks, this old-fashioned adventure is the story of Tintin, Snowy and Captain Haddock on their journey to Kathmandu. It's a delightfully loony tale of unexpected encounters with the Abominable Snowman, yaks, saffron-robed monks and other cultural effluvia.
(TBT14, $10.99) |
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From the Mango Tree and Other Folk Tales from Nepal
• Kavita Ram Shrestha
• Sarah Lamstein
LITERATURE •
1997 •
HARD COVER
• 110 PAGES
• FAMILY
A collection of 15 folk stories from Nepal, illustrated and with an introductory section on Nepalese history and culture. It's a good read-aloud bedtime book for a family trip to Nepal.
(NPL44, $40.00) |
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Tibet, Through the Red Box
• Peter Sis
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1998 •
HARD COVER
• 64 PAGES
• FAMILY
A visually stunning, emotionally charged and culturally astute tale. The red box of the title contains a diary kept by the author's father during his travels in Tibet in the 1950s. Taking the box and its contents as talismans, Peter Sis fashioned this unusual picture book, which employs old Tibetan tales, his father's diary entries, Sis family history, Buddhist philosophy and marvelous illustration throughout. It earned him a Caldecott Honor.
(TBT60, $27.50) |
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