Search Results: Returned 13 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 13
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2013., Amulet Books Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A century after a yeti captures Lady Agatha Farlingham and takes her to a hidden valley to raise his motherless children, tourism threatens their peaceful existence and young Con and Ellen take these educated and civilized yetis across Europe to Lady Agatha's home in England.
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2013., Amulet Books Call No: JUV037000 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A century after a yeti captures Lady Agatha Farlingham and takes her to a hidden valley to raise his motherless children, tourism threatens their peaceful existence and young Con and Ellen take these educated and civilized yetis across Europe to Lady Agatha's home in England.
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[2022]., National Geographic Call No: MEMOIR NF PUR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Join Nepalese climber Nimsdai Purja as he recounts his journey to scale all 8,000 meter 'Death Zone' mountains in seven months"--Provided by publisher.
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-- In search of myths and heroes.c2005., General, PBS Home Video Call No: DVD Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Follows Michael Wood as he travels in search of the truth behind four famous legends. Explores not only the historical past and literal truth of these myths, but also the mythic past and archetypal stories behind them. Examines the Biblical myth of the Queen of Sheba, an exotic and mysterious woman of power who, with King Solomon, plays a key role in the founding myths of the modern states of Israel and Ethiopia. Traces the Celtic legend of King Arthur and its role in British literature. Asks whether the legendary Shangri-La as depicted in James Hilton's Lost horizon could have its roots in Indian views of Tibet or in the Tibetan Buddhist stories of the land of Shambhala, a paradise behind the Himalayas. Discusses the Greek hero Jason and his quest for the golden fleece.
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c2004., Adolescent, HarperCollins Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Sixteen-year-old Alexander Cold accompanies his grandmother, a writer for a geography magazine, to the remote Forbidden Kingdom in the Himalayas to help locate a sacred statue of a golden dragon before it is stolen by a greedy outsider.
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c2004., HarperCollins Call No: ADVENTURE FIC ALL Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents Summary Note: Sixteen-year-old Alexander Cold accompanies his grandmother, a writer for a geography magazine, to the remote Forbidden Kingdom in the Himalayas to help locate a sacred statue of a golden dragon before it is stolen by a greedy outsider.
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2021., ABDO Publishing Company Call No: 954.96 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Kids core: engineered by nature.Summary Note: At the border of Nepal and Tibet, climbers try to reach the highest point above sea level. Mount Everest looks at when and how this mountain formed and what the future looks like for the popular climbing peak. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Kids Core is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
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c2009., Primary, Odyssey Books Call No: [E] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In a Sherpa village in the foothills of Nepal's Himalayas, seven-year-old Yang Ki wants to haul wood like her brother Pemba, so she'll grow strong enough to be a porter. She wants to learn her brother tells her that girls cannot be guides. Yang Ki, however, is very determined.
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[2016]., Pre-adolescent, Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint Call No: 940.54 OTF Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tells the story of U.S. pilots who faced danger every day attempting to deliver supplies over "The Hump" to the Chinese during World War II.
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2004., Juvenile, Groundwood Books ; Distributed in the USA by Publishers Group West Call No: [E] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tsering, determined to live up to the example of his deceased father, defies his stepfather and attempts to navigate the dangerous mountain pass on which his father lost his life.
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2004., Juvenile, Distributed in the USA by Publishers Group West Distributed in the USA by Publishers Group West Call No: Easy TENZING Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tsering, determined to live up to the example of his deceased father, defies his stepfather and attempts to navigate the dangerous mountain pass on which his father lost his life.
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c2007., Juvenile, Frances Lincoln Children's Books Call No: [E] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Summary Note: As her time comes to depart, the sacred snow leopard who brought the stars to life searches for a replacement whose song can protect the Mergich Realm from the soldiers coming in search of slaves and gold.
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By Kidd, Robc2009., Pre-adolescent, Disney Press Call No: ADVENTURE F KID Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Pirates of the Caribbean, legends of the Brethren Court Volume: v. 3Summary Note: Jack Sparrow is in the Himalayas looking for the shadow gold and his crew wants to know why and the only man who can answer them is their sworn enemy, Pirate Lord Sri Sumbaji of the Indian Ocean.