My Little Round House
In this delightful picture book, baby Jilu recounts his first year of life in a nomadic Mongolian community. He remembers being cradled by his singing mother, the delicious smells from the cooking pot, his first meeting with his grandparents, and the family’s wandering life with a camel caravan....
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In this delightful picture book, baby Jilu recounts his first year of life in a nomadic Mongolian community. He remembers being cradled by his singing mother, the delicious smells from the cooking pot, his first meeting with his grandparents, and the family’s wandering life with a camel caravan. They celebrate Tsagaan Sar, the new year, and later revel in the warmth and freedom of summer. Richly illustrated by a young Mongolian author/illustrator, My Little Round House reveals a world very different, and yet surprisingly similar, to that of young readers and their parents.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780888999344 (0888999348)
Publish date: April 7th 2009
Publisher: Groundwood Books
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
This type of picture book is a particular weakness of mine. I love books that offer children a glimpse into the lives of other children and challenge them to see that their own experience isn't necessarily universal. This is one of those books and a delightful one at that! Here we meet little Jil...
13 years ago
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