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Cowboy on the Steppes

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By Song Nan Zhang
Publisher Tundra Books, Incorporated
Cowboy on the Steppes
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In 1968, as part of Maos Cultural Revolution, thousands of teenagers were relocated. The artists brother was sent to a place that could not have been more different from his crowded, noisy Beijing home. He was sent to the steppes to live with Mongolian herdsmen. The studious, gentle, city boy had much to learn he had to memorize the faces of his cattle; he had to learn to ride with the greatest horsemen in the world; he had to adjust to food, clothing, and scenery wildly different from anything he had ever known. Despite the hard life, he grew to love Mongolia. His respect for the people who befriended him and his admiration for them were recorded in his diaries. Song Nan Zhangs gorgeous paintings are the perfect complement to an unforgettable true story.

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3299 words3,299 words
32 pages32 pages
Lexile 800LLexile 800L

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Book ISBN:

9780887764103

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