Vanishing Cultures: Himalaya - Paperback

by Jan Reynolds (Author), Jan Reynolds (Illustrator)

In this series of seven books, photojournalist Jan Reynolds documents the distinctive cultures and climates of indigenous peoples.

High in the Himalaya, Yangshi's mother is making a rice drink to trade at the market. For Sherpas and Tibetans, trading is a means of sharing their crops and goods with others who live throughout the mountain chain.

Yanghsi's family also takes some of the rice drink to the monastery as a gift for the monks. Sherpas and Tibetans live simply, in harmony with the world around them. Yangshi's people believe life is an endless circle that goes around and around, as symbolized by the prayer wheel she spins at the monastery.

Check out the other titles in this series:

VANISHING CULTURES: AMAZON BASIN - VANISHING CULTURES: DOWN UNDER - VANISHING CULTURES: FAR NORTH - VANISHING CULTURES: FROZEN LAND - VANISHING CULTURES: HIMALAYA - VANISHING CULTURES: MONGOLIA - VANISHING CULTURES: SAHARA

Author Biography

Jan Reynolds is an award-winning author and photographer whose work has appeared in numerous publications, including National Geographic, The New York Times, and Outside magazine. All seven books in her Vanishing Cultures series of photo-essays for children were recognized as Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, and she is also the author of Celebrate! Connections Among Cultures; Only the Mountains Do Not Move, and The Lion Queens of India. Reynolds holds the world record for women's high altitude skiing, was part of the first expedition to circumnavigate Mount Everest, and performed a solo crossing of the Himalayas. She lives with her family in Stowe, Vermont. Please visit her on the web at janreynolds.com.