Cave In The Snow

Author: Vicki Mackenzie
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1596918500
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 234

Book Description
This is the incredible story of Tenzin Palmo, a remarkable woman who spent 12 years alone in a cave 13,000 feet up in the Himalayas. At the age of 20, Diane Perry, looking to fill a void in her life, entered a monastery in India--the only woman amongst hundreds of monks---and began her battle against the prejudice that had excluded women from enlightenment for thousands of years. Thirteen years later, Diane Perry a.k.a. Tenzin Palmo secluded herself in a remote cave 13,000 feet up in the Himalayas, where she stayed for twelve years. In her mountain retreat, she face unimaginable cold, wild animals, floods, snow and rockfalls, grew her own food and slept in a traditional wooden meditation box, three feet square. She never lay down. Tenzin emerged from the cave with a determination to build a convent in northern India to revive the Togdenma lineage, a long-forgotten female spiritual elite. She has traveled around the world to find support for her cause, meeting with spiritual leaders from the Pope to Desmond Tutu. She agreed to tell her story only to Vicky Mackenzie and a portion of the royalties from this book will help towards the completion of her convent.

Maroo of the Winter Caves

Author: Ann Turnbull
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618442997
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148

Book Description
Maroo, a girl of the late Ice Age, must take charge after her father is killed, and lead her little brother, mother, and aged grandmother to the safety of the winter camp before the first blizzards strike.

Snow Caves for Fun & Survival

Author: Ernest Wilkinson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781555660956
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 110

Book Description
The author gives detailed instructions on how to build snow caves in both deep and shallow snow and includes instructions for other types of snow shelters including igloos and lean-tos.

Into the Heart of Life

Author: Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 1559397373
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 193

Book Description
A “down-to-earth, approachable, and deeply accessible” guide to applying Tibetan Buddhist practices to the everyday challenges of modern life—from one of the first Western Buddhist nuns (Huffington Post) The real test of our Buddhist practice happens not on the cushion or in the protected space of retreat, but moment-to-moment in daily life, particularly when we find ourselves in uncomfortable situations. How do we respond? In this book, one of the most respected Western figures of contemporary Buddhism, Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, offers insights gleaned from more than forty years of engagement with Buddhist practice. Her perspective is vast, with a well-grounded understanding of how the timeless Buddhist teachings apply to the demands and challenges of modern life.

Wolf in the Snow

Author: Matthew Cordell
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
ISBN: 1250148308
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52

Book Description
Winner of the 2018 Caldecott Medal A girl is lost in a snowstorm. A wolf cub is lost, too. How will they find their way home? Paintings rich with feeling tell this satisfying story of friendship and trust. Wolf in the Snow is a book set on a wintry night that will spark imaginations and warm hearts, from Matthew Cordell, author of Trouble Gum and Another Brother.

Smilla's Sense of Snow

Author: Peter Høeg
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1429998539
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 513

Book Description
A Time Best Book of the Year · An Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the Year · A People Best Book of the Year · Winner of the CWA Silver Dagger Award · A Finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Mystery Novel First published in 1992, Peter Høeg's Smilla's Sense of Snow instantly became an international sensation. When caustic Smilla Jaspersen discovers that her neighbor--a neglected six-year-old boy, and possibly her only friend--has died in a tragic accident, a peculiar intuition tells her it was murder. Unpredictable to the last page, Smilla's Sense of Snow is one of the most beautifully written and original crime stories of our time, a new classic.

Tek

Author: Patrick McDonnell
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 031631594X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
Is it a book...or an electronic tablet? From bestselling author and Caldecott honoree Patrick McDonnell comes a timely tale in a tablet-shaped package that's perfect for today's legions of device-obsessed, digital-savvy children. Here is a hilarious (and heartfelt) reminder of how technology can take us backward...all the way to the times of prehistoric man! Tek is a cave boy in love with tech: his tablet, videogames, phone, and TV keep him deep in his cave, glued to his devices, day in and day out. He never sees his friends or family anymore--and his ability to communicate has devolved to just one word: "UGH!" Can anyone in the village convince Tek to unplug and come outside into the big, beautiful world? A distinctive, digitally-inspired package and design cleverly evokes the experience of using an electronic device that eventually shuts down...and after a magic page turn, Tek reconnects with the real world.

Snow Treasure

Author: Marie McSwigan
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 9780590425377
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 170

Book Description
Grade Level 5.5, Book# 85, Points 4.

In the Dark Cave

Author: Richard Watson
Publisher: Star Bright Books
ISBN: 9781595720382
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44

Book Description
A cricket, a rat, and a bat live happily in a dark cave. Each one has a unique way of navigating without light, but one day, an explorer enters the cave and brings light. Written in rhyme, this is a good beginner reader.

Snow

Author: Walter de la Mare
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 057130558X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

Book Description
'No breath of wind, No gleam of sun Still the white snow Whirls softly down' As the day draws to a close, a family prepares for Christmas - decorating the tree, hanging stockings by the fire, putting out a plate of mince pies... Outside, the world turns to white.