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Daughter of the Mountains is a children's novel by Louise Rankin. It tells the story of Momo, a Tibetan girl who undertakes a long and difficult journey to save her little dog Pempai, a Lhasa Terrier from the wool trader who stole him. [1] The novel, illustrated by Kurt Wiese, was first published in 1948 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in ...
Pages in category "Children's books set in Tibet" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. P.
Pages in category "Novels set in Tibet" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. ... Moving the Mountain (novel) O. Oz: Into the Wild; P. Paths ...
Pages in category "Mountains of Tibet" The following 66 pages are in this category, out of 66 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bairiga; C. Changla;
The book chronicles the author's travels, who sets out on foot from Humla District of Nepal with a cook, a guide, and a horseman. [2] After initially following the course of the Karnali River , the team heads in the direction of the Nalakankar Himal and enters Tibet.
The first Tibetan-English dictionary and grammar book ... Tibet, near Mount Kailash. The mountain is ... and free education for all rural Tibetan children. China has ...
The geography of Tibet consists of the high mountains, lakes and rivers lying between Central, East and South Asia. Traditionally, Western (European and American) sources have regarded Tibet as being in Central Asia , though today's maps show a trend toward considering all of modern China, including Tibet, to be part of East Asia .
In addition to being the 27th highest mountain in the world, Namcha Barwa is the third most prominent peak in the Himalayas after Mount Everest and Nanga Parbat. [ 1 ] [ 8 ] Frank Kingdon-Ward described in the 1920s "a quaint prophecy among the Kongbo Tibetans that Namche Barwa will one day fall into the Tsangpo gorge and block the river, which ...