Snow Leopards (Explore My World)

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At age 46, in 1973, Peter Matthiessen walked, with biologist George Schaller, from Kathmandu to the Crystal Mountain in Tibet and beyond. As a protector she guards an infinity of mountain realms and the people in them but it is time to find some-one to take her place. With over 20 stunning photos, even early readers will enjoy it, as well as adults It is the perfect book for teaching children to read while learning about the exciting world of snow leopards. Her summers were spent creating comic strips, getting kittens to follow her home, and playing Barbie beauty pageant with the neighbor girls (which her Barbie never won, since she had the unfortunate habit of tripping and falling during the swimsuit competition or trying to pull off a talent for which she was clearly unprepared).

If you have some young children in your life or are a teacher they would be an enjoyable read and a learning experience. He wanted to find peace and the meaning of life among the Tibetan Buddhists but instead he keeps bickering bitterly about the sherpas.

An epic, once-in-a-lifetime trip, tent camping, hiking several national parks, driving through the west I know and love, sometimes reading the poetry of the region if I remembered to look it up as I went. We had always dreamed of visiting the land of Genghis Khan, the site of the first discovery of dinosaur eggs, the world’s second-largest desert–and the land of perhaps one-third of the world’s snow leopards. I listened to this read by Gunnar Johnson in Swedish, the translation having been done by Maj Frisch. A beautiful children’s picture book that combines fact with fiction in the life of two young snow leopards, Siri and Simi.

They are tough, though, often traveling with little clothing, barefoot or in sneakers across the snow. For example, cultural similarities of Eskimo, Native American and the peoples of Nepal and Tibet and Japan are discussed. The Tingalings are a cast of five loveable characters - Braveling, Sparkling, Darling, Smartling and Bumbling - who promote kindness and climate change awareness. This title introduces readers to the habitat, eating and social habits, survival threats, and physical characteristics of snow leopards.We observe also Matthiessen’s relationship with Tukten, a man he comes to respect and rely on thoroughly. He was in his 40s when he wrote this account of his travels with the highly reputed George Schaller. The engaging Explore My World picture books invite kids to take their first big steps toward understanding the world around them and are just the thing for parents and kids to curl up with and read aloud.