"Based on an original tale by award-winning Mongolian author, Dashdondog Jamba, and retold by distinguished author, Anne Pellowski, find out how the traditional Mongolian tent house (called a ger in Mongolian and a yurt in Turkish), was created in the ancient past by drawing on the example of nature, and how it later became a symbol of friendship and harmony. With stunning illustrations by renowned artist, Beatriz Vidal, experience first-hand the wide-open steppes of Mongolia!" -- publisher
Themes
Genres: Fiction
Categories: Folklore
Content: STEM
Settings: Asia, Eastern Asia, Mongolia
Ethnicity: Mongolian
Gender: Boy/Man
Race/Culture: Asian/Pacific Islander/Asian American
Character Prominence: Dominant Main, Secondary