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Cowboy on the Steppes

Cowboy on the Steppes


by Yi Nan Zhang | Song Nan Zhang

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1997
  • HARD COVER
  • 32 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

A spare, evocative account of an 18-year-old Chinese boy's year as a Mongolian cowboy. (MGL34, $15.95)

The Khan's Daughter, A Mongolian Folktale

The Khan's Daughter, A Mongolian Folktale


by Lawrence Yep | Jean and Mou-sien Tseng

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 32 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

A beautifully illustrated Mongolian folktale for younger children. (MGL18, $5.99)

Dragon Bones and Dinosaur Eggs, A Photobiography of Explorer Roy Chapman Andrews

Dragon Bones and Dinosaur Eggs, A Photobiography of Explorer Roy Chapman Andrews


by Ann Bausum

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 64 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Bausum's absorbing biography of Chapman Andrews, one of the greatest fossil hunters, features archival photographs of daring camel-and-car Central Asiatic Expedition to the Gobi, which made big news in the 1920s (bringing back the first dinosaur eggs ever discovered). (MGL26, $17.95)

Mongolia (Cultures of the World)

Mongolia (Cultures of the World)


by Guek-Cheng Pang

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 128 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

A vivid, comprehensive guide to the geography, history and cultures of Mongolia. (MGL21, $42.79)

Saving the Ghost of the Mountain, An Expedition Among Snow Leopards in Mongolia


by Sy Montgomery

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 74 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Montgomery brings you into the world of wildlife biologist Tom McCarthy in this as-it-happens tale of discovery in Mongolia. (MGL69, $18.00)

Horse Song, The Naadam of Mongolia

Horse Song, The Naadam of Mongolia


by Ted Lewin | Betsy Lewin

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 32 PAGES
  • FAMILY

Caldecott winners Ted and Betsy Lewin depict the splendor of the Naadam festival and the intricacies of Mongolian culture in this terrific, gorgeously illustrated account of their travels. Geared for children, enjoyable for the whole family. (MGL61, $19.95)

 

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