Kami and the Yaks
Illustrator
Bert Dodson
Publisher
Bay Otter Press
Publication Year
2006
ISBN
9780977896103
Pages
48 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
In the Himalaya Mountains of Nepal, Kami, a deaf Sherpa boy, braves a fierce storm to lead his father and brother to their family's lost yak herd.
Grade Level
K-3
Diversity Topics
Disability and Health; Physical disability; deaf; deaf child; mute; mute child
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
Nepalese
Family Formation
father
Awards
Moonbeam Children's Book Award, 2007, Bronze, Picture Book
Schneider Family Book Award, 2008, Winner, Young Children
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2008 Ages 5 to 9
Keywords
yaks; Himalayas; Himalayan mountains; lost herd; sherpa; weather; danger
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Stryer, Andrea Stenn, "Kami and the Yaks" (2006). Diverse Families. 1619.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1619