Horse Song: The Naadam of Mongolia (Adventures Around the World)
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (873 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 162014185X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 40 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Rutgers University Project on Economics and Children The Naadam, an annual festival held throughout Mongolia that features horse racing, is thought to be one of the world's oldest sporting events, second only to the Olympics. Told from Ted and Betsy Lewin's point of view and based on events during their journey to Southern Mongolia, the story highlights one of those horse races across a fourteen-mile stretch of the Gobi Desert. At a camp of horse trainers about 800 miles away from the capital city of Ulaanbaatar, a nomad family has kindly offered the Lewins their hospitality. The reader also meets a nine-year old member of this. M. Heiss said Incredible. Add this one to your book list on the Silk Road -- this one captures the Mongolian horse culture and captivates with illustrations and a notes section that will please any teacher or parent.Very good glossary at the back; some pronunciation helps.. "Beautiful story" according to Debra Jaimet-Figge. This is a nice story that tells about the custom of horse racing in Mongolia among children. It was informative, but the illustrations were the best. Colorful and detailed they added a lot to the tail.
Ted and Betsy Lewin's illustrated travelogue story of their trip to Mongolia to watch young boy and girl jockeys race horses in the traditional Naadam summer festival.
Betsy Lewin's lively line-and-wash cartoon sketches and spot drawings are intermingled with Ted Lewin's sweeping watercolor paintings, which make effective use of light and rich color to portray both the intensity of the competition and the pageantry of the celebration. All rights reserved. Information about Mongolian culture and the holiday's traditions are interspersed with an account of the competition. While perhaps not an essential purchase, the book provides a dynamic view of a culture rarely portrayed in children's books and an event that is sure to interest many young readers.—Heide Piehler, Shorewood Public Library, WICopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier In