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The Mongolian chronicles : a story of eagles, demons, and empires / by Smutylo, Allen,1946-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."In the shadows of the Altai Mountains live the Kazakh nomads of western Mongolia. These hard-living nomads survive on windswept steppes, grazing their herds and keeping an ancient practice alive: hunting not with traps or guns, but on horseback with golden eagles. The Mongolian Chronicles recounts a story of this untamed world, seen through the eyes of artist, writer, and traveller Allen Smutylo. Smutylo lived with seven eagle hunters and their families for several weeks over two years, affording him rare insight into a disappearing culture. His extraordinary narrative is set within the context of Mongolia's turbulent past -- the long shadow cast by the empire of Genghis Khan, the deprivations of early twentieth century warlords-cum-mystics -- and its protean present, where ancient customs and shamanistic beliefs exist among an increasingly urbanized people. Smutylo's vivid prose and powerful artwork portray a Mongolia of contradictions and extremes. Readers will encounter a country with a vast wilderness that nonetheless has one of the most polluted capitals on earth; a modern economy in which tent-dwelling nomads still rely on their animals for survival; a people unchanged for millennia, yet recognizing that their way of life may disappear with their generation."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Smutylo, Allen, 1946-; Kazakhs; Falconers; Hunting;
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The eagle huntress [Kazakh] [1 DVD - 87 min.] / by Bell, Otto,producer,film director.; Ridley, Daisy,1992-narrator.;
Daisy Ridley, narrator.Follows Aisholpan, a thirteen-year-old girl in Mongolia training to become an eagle hunter, a tradition usually passed from father to son.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; anamorphic wide screen 1.85:1.1 7 9 11 15
Subjects: Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Falconry.; Teenage girls;
© , Sony Pictures Home Enter.
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Valley of the giant skeletons / by Stilton, Geronimo.;
Reading level : 3 ; 007-010
Subjects: Mice; Dinosaurs;
© c2007., Scholastic,
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Finding Gobi : a little dog with a very big heart / by Leonard, Dion.; Borlase, Craig.;
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Subjects: Leonard, Dion.; Dogs.; Human-animal relationships.; Running races; Ultra running;
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Stand on the sky / by Bow, Erin.;
Aisulu is a Kazakh nomad girl living in Mongolia. She has always been a bit different - she likes girl things well enough and milks the yaks and fetches water as a daughter should, but she also likes math and a fast ride on her horse, Moon Spot, that she tamed herself. But when her brother Selik breaks his leg trying to catch an eagle, and is discovered to have osteosarcoma, everything changes for Aisulu. Her parents rush off to the city with Selik, leaving Aisulu to tend the herds alone. She rescues the dead eagle's chick, moves in with her aunt and her uncle, a former Burkitshi (eagle hunger), and begins to tame the eaglet, which she names Toktar. Soon it becomes clear that Aisulu and Toktar have a special bond, and her uncles begins training her to become an eagle hunter herself, even though she is a girl, and girls do not become eagle hunters. Aisulu is not sure she can do it - but when she finds out that there will be a Festival, and foreigners (from ESPN, a crew filming "the weird sports") have provided a substantial prize, Aisulu changes her mind. The prize can buy her brother an expensive prosthetic leg and allow him to run and ride again. Her uncle begins training her, Toktar and Moon Spot and her aunt enlists the women to create a suitable and special outfit for the competition, something fit for a Burkitshi. The odds are stacked against her, but Aisulu is determined to prove herself and help her family.LSC
Subjects: Hunters; Girls; Eagles;
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The last wild horses : a novel / by Lunde, Maja,author.; Oatley, Diane,translator.; translation of:Lunde, Maja.Przewalskis hest.English.;
"Mikhail lives in Russia in 1881. When a skeleton of a rare wild horse is brought to him, the zoologist plans an expedition to Mongolia to find the fabled Przewalski horse ... In 1992, Karin, alongside her troubled son Mathias and several Przewalski horses, travels to Mongolia to re-introduce the magnificent horses to their native land ... Europe's future is uncertain in 2064, but Eva is willing to sacrifice nearly everything to hold onto her family's farm"--
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Extinction (Biology); Horse farms; Wild horses; Zoologists;
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The Horse Boy. by Orion Scott, Michael,film director.; The Film Sales Company (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by The Film Sales Company in 2009.After feeling that traditional medicine had failed them, journalist Rupert Isaacson embarked with his wife and 5 year old autistic son by horseback to seek help from shamans in Mongolia. A companion book has been published worldwide.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Health.; Science.; Medicine.; Child welfare.; Zoology.; Mental health.; Documentary films.; Horses.; Autism spectrum disorders.; Disabilities.; Child development.; Mongolia.; Child psychology.;
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The border : a journey around Russia : through North Korea, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Norway, and the Northeast Passage / by Fatland, Erika,1983-author.; Dickson, Kari,translator.; translation of:Fatland, Erika,1983-Grensen.English.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Imperial, communist or autocratic, Russia has been--and remains--a towering and intimidating neighbour. Whether it is North Korea in the Far East through the former Soviet republics in Asia and the Caucasus, or countries on the Caspian Ocean and the Black Sea. What would it be like to traverse the entirety of the Russian periphery to examine its effects on those closest to her? An astute and brilliant combination of lyric travel writing and modern history, The Border is a book about Russia without its author ever entering Russia itself. Fatland gets to the heart of what it has meant to be the neighbour of that mighty, expanding empire throughout history. As we follow Fatland on her journey, we experience the colourful, exciting, tragic and often unbelievable histories of these bordering nations along with their cultures, their people, their landscapes. Sharply observed and wholly absorbing, The Border is a surprising new way to understand a broad part our world.
Subjects: Travel writing.; Fatland, Erika, 1983-;
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Windy night with wild horses / by Osborne, Mary Pope.; Ford, AG.;
"Jack and Annie are whisked away to Mongolia to meet the near-extinct little horses and their caretakers, but can they help protect the last of the horses from predators?"--
Subjects: Magic; Tree houses; Siblings; Time travel; Przewalski's horse; Horses; Adventure and adventurers;
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Wild by nature : from Siberia to Australia, three years alone in the wilderness on foot / by Marquis, Sarah,1972-;
Introduction -- Chapter 1: Preparation -- Chapter 2: Mongolia, my beginning -- Chapter 3: Central Mongolia -- Chapter 4: Gobi Desert -- Chapter 5: Gobi Desert - second attempt -- Chapter 6: China -- Chapter 7: Gobi Desert - third attempt -- Chapter 8: Siberia -- Chapter 9: Laos -- Chapter 10: Thailand -- Chapter 11: Northern Australia -- Chapter 12: Southern Australia.
Subjects: Marquis, Sarah, 1972-; Hiking.; Wilderness survival.;
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