An eight-year-old boy who lives in the city of Kathmandu takes a tour of several small towns and villages of Nepal, observing many traditional customs and activities.
Two boys from very different backgrounds are thrown together by magic, mayhem, and a common foe as they battle deadly dragons in the wilderness of Nepal.
The author explores, in text and photos, the lives of deaf children and adults living in poverty in Nepal, a country in which deaf people are ostracized, and discusses her upbringing as a hearing child of deaf parents in the U.S.
Kami, a young, deaf Sherpa boy, sets off on his own to find his family's missing yaks and finds one of them caught between the rocks; but when he runs home to get help from his family, he has trouble at first being understood.
Twelve-year-old Annie is reluctant to travel to a village in Nepal for her father's two-month medical mission, but once there she assists at the clinic, makes friends with a local girl, and has adventures that change her life.
