Azad's Camel

Azad's Camel PDF Author: Erika Pal
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
ISBN: 9781845079826
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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In a big Arabian city, an orphan boy is forced to work as a camel jockey - a dangerous job he doesn't like. But a new friendship and a magical escape into the desert are about to change his life... Camel racing is a popular sport in the Gulf states. Child jockeys are used to ride the camels and come from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sudan, Mauritania and Eritrea. Often poor families are persuaded to sell sons as young as five years old, who are taken away to be trained and often badly treated. Qatar, Oman and the United Arab Emirates have banned the use of child jockeys and are returning the children to their families so that they can live a normal life. Robots are now being used in place of jockeys in the United Arab Emirates, but in some Middle Eastern countries small children are still being forced to race camels. "The pictures are beautiful - really evocative." Elizabeth Laird, prize-winning author of Crusade, The Garbage King and Lost Riders (also about a camel jockey)

Azad's Camel

Azad's Camel PDF Author: Erika Pal
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
ISBN: 9781845079826
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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In a big Arabian city, an orphan boy is forced to work as a camel jockey - a dangerous job he doesn't like. But a new friendship and a magical escape into the desert are about to change his life... Camel racing is a popular sport in the Gulf states. Child jockeys are used to ride the camels and come from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sudan, Mauritania and Eritrea. Often poor families are persuaded to sell sons as young as five years old, who are taken away to be trained and often badly treated. Qatar, Oman and the United Arab Emirates have banned the use of child jockeys and are returning the children to their families so that they can live a normal life. Robots are now being used in place of jockeys in the United Arab Emirates, but in some Middle Eastern countries small children are still being forced to race camels. "The pictures are beautiful - really evocative." Elizabeth Laird, prize-winning author of Crusade, The Garbage King and Lost Riders (also about a camel jockey)

School Library Journal

School Library Journal PDF Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 464

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Sarah of the Sahara

Sarah of the Sahara PDF Author: George S. Chappell
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 116

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This a love story set in the region of Africa where the Sahara, the Pyramids and Egypt are found. The storyteller is Sarah's lover who fell in love with her at first sight. It is told retrospectively when Sarah has died. George Chappell used his pseudonym, Walter E. Traprock when writing this book.

England and Russia Face to Face in Asia

England and Russia Face to Face in Asia PDF Author: Arthur Campbell Yate
Publisher:
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Category : Afghanistan
Languages : en
Pages : 516

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The Vanguards of Azad Hind

The Vanguards of Azad Hind PDF Author: Gayathri Ponvannan
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN: 9354926622
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208

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The year is 1943 in British India . . . Kayal is a 16-year-old freedom fighter who takes part in marches, burns British goods and sabotages trains-all without the knowledge of her law-abiding family. So, it comes as quite a surprise when Kayal discovers that her aunt Uma is a soldier in the Azad Hind Fauj, the all-volunteer Indian National Army from Southeast Asia led by Subhash Chandra Bose, which aims to free India! By what Kayal considers a huge stroke of luck, Uma agrees to take her along to a recruitment camp in Burma. Suddenly, the war, which had once seemed a distant thrill, now becomes a horrific reality. Packed with adventures of teenagers as they join military boot camps, and set off on the most exciting journey of their lives, The Vanguards of Azad Hind is an ode to the Azad Hind Fauj and its women's unit, the Rani of Jhansi regiment, whose soldiers proved to be trailblazers with their feisty passion to fight for India's freedom.

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal PDF Author: Asiatic Society of Bengal
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 634

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In the Desert of Waiting

In the Desert of Waiting PDF Author: Annie Fellows Johnston
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Category : Deserts
Languages : en
Pages : 52

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An Overland Trek from India, by Side-saddle, Camel, and Rail

An Overland Trek from India, by Side-saddle, Camel, and Rail PDF Author: Edith Annie Fraser Parker Benn
Publisher:
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Category : Baluchistan (Pakistan)
Languages : en
Pages : 468

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Once Upon a Camel

Once Upon a Camel PDF Author: Kathi Appelt
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534406441
Category : JUVENILE FICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 352

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In 1910, Zada the camel treks across the West Texas desert to save two baby kestrels from an approaching haboob, a mountain-sized storm. sharing adventures from her youth in Turkey to keep them calm.

Journal

Journal PDF Author: Asiatic Society (Kolkata, India)
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Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 1230

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