Longlisted, RBC Taylor PrizeThe Mongolia you never knew existed. Mongolia beyond Genghis Khan.In the shadows of the Altai Mountains live the Kazakh nomads of western Mongolia. These hard-living nomads survive on windswept steppes,...
Kazakhs
- Author:Smutylo, AllenSummary:
- Author:Welch, Liz, Aĭsholpan, NurgaĭvynSummary:
Aisholpan Nurgaiv tells her story for the first time of how she captured and trained her own golden eagle and won the Ölgii eagle festival in Mongolia. A true trailblazer, Nurgaiv was the first female eagle hunter to ever take part in...
- Author:Bow, ErinSummary:
Twelve--year-old Aisulu defies the expectations of her Kazakh family and tradition to train an eagle in order to save her brother, Serik, and prevent her family from giving up their nomadic life forever.