Children's picture book. Paperback version.

The first book, hard cover, 32 pages, color. Junga and Grandma take a trip.

Junga and his grandmother have recently relocated to a new home for the winter and in this new anti-bullying children's book, Junga meets his new friend Heidi. Soon after, they are harassed by the local bully and have to come up with a plan to overcome the bullying and help a new friend overcome a tricky situation.Children ages 4-7 will learn several valuable age-appropriate life-lessons and enjoy the whimsical illustrations by former Disney artist, Peter Gullerud.

"Bishop's engrossing and readable account provides us with a fascinating picture of European myths concerning the Land of the Snows and of the role these myths played in shaping perceptions of the Orient. Bishop's riveting portrait of European conceptions is an important and exceptionally well written contribution to an understanding of Western attitudes toward Tibet and all of East Asia."--Morris Rossabi, author of Khubilai Khan: His Life and Times

In Motivated To Act we find rainbows of balance, courage and strength as we step out onto our own respective tight-ropes. In the beginning, we learn how to heal the damaged child that we each nurture inside of our hearts. Often humorous, and sometimes heartbreaking, you the reader will find shelter in sharing Stephen's pain. He teaches us how to grow stronger from such stormy places, and to use them constructively. His energy, drive and passion for life will inspire you to greatness! He is one of the unique and rare people with the innate ability to make you feel better simply by being in his presence. Now for the first time he shares his amazing gifts with you. Buy this book and read it often. It will motivate each of you to attain your personal best. It will motivate you to strive. It will motivate you to act - for acting is "be-ing" and being is living. Live your life to the fullest. Take this book along the way - you will be happy you did.

This book describes the myriad components of the Hindu Kush-Himalaya (HKH) region. The contributors elaborate on challenges, failures, and successes in efforts to conserve the HKH, its indigenous plants and animals, and the watershed that runs from the very roof of the planet via world-rivers to marine estuaries, supporting a human population of some two billion people. Readers will learn how the landforms, animal species and humans of this globally fascinating region are connected, and understand why runoff from snow and ice in the world’s tallest mountains is vital to inhabitants far downstream. The book comprises forty-five chapters organized in five parts. The first section, Landscapes, introduces the mountainous watersheds of the HKH, its weather systems, forests, and the 18 major rivers whose headwaters are here. The second part explores concepts, cultures, and religions, including ethnobiology and indigenous regimes, two thousand years of religious tradition, and the history of scientific and research expeditions. Part Three discusses policy, wildlife conservation management, habitat and biodiversity data, as well as the interaction of animals and humans. The fourth part examines the consequences of development and globalization, from hydrodams, to roads and railroads, to poaching and illegal wildlife trade. This section includes studies of animal species including river dolphins, woodpeckers and hornbills, langurs, snow leopards and more. The concluding section offers perspectives and templates for conservation, sustainability and stability in the HKH, including citizen-science projects and a future challenged by climate change, growing human population, and global conservation decay. A large assemblage of field and landscape photos, combined with eye-witness accounts, presents a 50-year local and wider perspective on the HKH. Also included are advanced digital topics: data sharing, open access, metadata, web portal databases, geographic information systems (GIS) software and machine learning, and data mining concepts all relevant to a modern scientific understanding and sustainable management of the Hindu Kush-Himalaya region. This work is written for scholars, landscape ecologists, naturalists and researchers alike, and it can be especially well-suited for those readers who want to learn in a more holistic fashion about the latest conservation issues.