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Author:

Aisholpan, Nurgaiv, author.

Title:

The eagle huntress : the true story of the girl who soared beyond expectations / Aisholpan Nurgaiv with Liz Welch.

Publisher:

LittleBrown and Company,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

198 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm

Subject:

Aisholpan, Nurgaiv--Juvenile literature.
Aisholpan, Nurgaiv.
Falconers--Mongolia--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Girls--Mongolia--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Women hunters--Mongolia--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Falconry--Mongolia--Juvenile literature.
Kazakhs--Mongolia--Social life and customs--Juvenile literature.
Golden eagle--Mongolia--Juvenile literature.
Girls--Mongolia--Biography.
Hunting--Mongolia.
Falconry--Mongolia.
Kazakhs--Mongolia--Social life and customs.
Eagles--Mongolia.

Other Authors:

Welch, Liz, 1969- author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Prologue: Seeing my story for the first time -- The white eagle -- My people are eagle hunters -- Nomadic life -- A rite of passage -- Tourists -- Asher arrives -- Otto, not just another excited tourist -- How to train an eagle -- Blessings and opinions -- The road to Ulgii -- The golden eagle contest -- How to catch a fox in the winter -- Famous in Mongolia--and beyond -- The Aisholpan effect.

Summary:

"Eagle huntress Aisholpan Nurgaiv shares her story"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0316522619
9780316522618

LCCN:

2019031299

Locations:

WBPB115 -- Albert City Public Library (Albert City)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

YUPD232 -- DeWitt Community Library (De Witt)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

FLPB224 -- Garnavillo Public Library (Garnavillo)

S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GMPD771 -- Pleasant Hill Public Library (Pleasant Hill)

UUAX975 -- Briar Cliff University - Mueller Library (Sioux City)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

SMPE094 -- Waverly Public Library (Waverly)

KLPC566 -- West Point Public Library (West Point)