Himalaya
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.27 (885 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 088899480X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 40 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The story becomes one of two caravans, almost two ideologies, engaged in not only their physical survival but also the survival of their culture-the "upstarts" who leave immediately and the elders who wait for the day decreed by the wise lamas of the village. Most of the dramatic and culturally rich paintings are done in blues and grays and seem to parallel the isolation, deprivation, and hardships of the Himalayas.Harriett Fargnoli, Great Neck Library, NYCopyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. When the younger villagers decline to follow him, he travels to a monastery where another of his sons, a lama, is recruited to accompany him. He sees his youn
"You want to be the new chief. Tsering’s grandfather, Tinle, blames Karma, his son’s best friend for the death. At the last minute they are joined by Tinle’s remaining son, the Buddhist monk, Norbu. But when the yaks finally appear in a cloud of dust, Tsering can scarcely believe his eyes. In a remote village, high in the Himalayas, Tsering waits impatiently for the return of the salt caravan that his father led into the central valleys of Nepal. Draped across one of the animals is the li
"Deftly written and superbly illustrated" according to Midwest Book Review. Deftly written and superbly illustrated by Tenzing Norbu Lama, Himalaya is a truly outstanding children's picture book that draws its story from the Oscar-nominated movie of the same name, and is about the Dolpo people who live in the Himalayan mountains and make grueli