Title

Lucky Baby Yak

Author

Manos, Helen

Illustrator

Maxfield, Max

Publisher

Lothian Books

Published Date

2007

Annotation

Pema and Tenzin are the children of nomadic yak herders in the mountains of Tibet. Their gentle lifestyle is disturbed when soldiers arrive. ‘Lucky Baby Yak’ becomes a symbol of hope in this picture book featuring a time of loss of home and peace.

Key Concepts

Hope, Peace, Social life

Audience

Primary

AC Links/EYLF

English, Geography, HASS, ACELA1475, ACELT1594, ACELT1596, ACELT1599, ACHASSK067, ACHASSK068, ACHASSK069, ACELA1487, ACELA1498, ACELT1602, ACELT1603, ACELT1605, ACHASSK087, ACELA1500, ACELA1502, ACELT1608, ACELT1609, ACELT1610, ACELT1612, ACHASSK111, ACHASSK112, ACELA1515, ACELA1518, ACELT1613, ACELT1614, ACHASSK138, ACHASSK139, ACHASSK140, ACHASSK141