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Horse Song
The Naadam of Mongolia
By Lewin, Ted & Lewin, Betsy
- ISBN
- 978-1-58430-277-3
- Publisher
- Lee & Low
REVIEWS
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2008
The intrepid illustrator-travelers visit "perhaps the last horse culture on earth" to see "the world's second oldest sporting event, after the Olympics": the Naadam, held throughout Mongolia from July 11 to 13. This traditional festival also includes archery and wrestling; however, the Lewins focus on a particular horse race in which young boys gallop their stallions fourteen miles across the Gobi Desert. No one seems to mind that the start of the race i...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
This book focuses on a horse race during the Naadam festival in Mongolia, in which boys gallop their stallions fourteen miles acro...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
